Indre Østfold (municipality)
Indre Østfold Municipality
Indre Østfold kommune | |
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Østfold within Norway | |
Indre Østfold within Østfold | |
| Coordinates: 59°34′56″N 11°10′13″E / 59.58222°N 11.17028°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Østfold |
| District | Indre Østfold |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Saxe Frøshaug (Senterpartiet) |
| Area | |
• Total | 791.93 km2 (305.77 sq mi) |
| • Land | 755.38 km2 (291.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 45,201 |
| • Rank | #23 in Norway |
| Demonym | Indre Østfolding |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3118 |
| Website | Official website |
Indre Østfold is a municipality in the region of Indre Østfold in Østfold county. The municipality was established on 1 January 2020 by a merger of the five municipalities Askim, Eidsberg, Hobøl, Spydeberg and Trøgstad. The municipality has a total population of just under 45,000, spread out over several small towns such as Askim, Mysen, Spydeberg, Skjønhaug and Tomter. This is quite unusual for Norwegian municipalities.