Nesodden

Nesodden is a municipality in Akershus in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Greater Oslo Region and many residents of the peninsula Nesodden commute to work in Oslo.

Nesodden Municipality
Nesodden kommune
Akershus within Norway
Nesodden within Akershus
Coordinates: 59°48′31″N 10°39′20″E
CountryNorway
CountyAkershus
DistrictFollo
Administrative centreNesoddtangen
Government
  Mayor (2015)Truls Wickholm (AP)
Area
  Total61 km2 (24 sq mi)
  Land61 km2 (24 sq mi)
  Rank#416 in Norway
Population
 (2006)
  Total16,541
  Rank#61 in Norway
  Density265/km2 (690/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 +16.1%
DemonymNesodding
Official language
  Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3023
WebsiteOfficial website

It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality is Nesoddtangen. The parish of Næsodden was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt.

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