Løten

Løten is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hedemarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Løten. Other villages in the municipality include Ådalsbruk, Heimdal, and Brenneriroa.

Løten Municipality
Løten kommune
Løiten herred  (historic name)
View of the village of Løten
Innlandet within Norway
Løten within Innlandet
Coordinates: 60°49′31″N 11°23′27″E
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictHedmarken
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreLøten
Government
  Mayor (2019)Marte Larsen Tønseth (Sp)
Area
  Total369.44 km2 (142.64 sq mi)
  Land362.29 km2 (139.88 sq mi)
  Water7.15 km2 (2.76 sq mi)  1.9%
  Rank#246 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
  Total7,836
  Rank#133 in Norway
  Density21.6/km2 (56/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 +4.8%
DemonymLøtensokning
Official language
  Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3412
WebsiteOfficial website

The 369-square-kilometre (142 sq mi) municipality is the 246th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Løten is the 133rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,836. The municipality's population density is 21.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (56/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.8% over the previous 10-year period.

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