Oppland

Oppland [ˈɔ̂plɑn] is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration was located in the town of Lillehammer.

Oppland County
Oppland fylke
Oppland mountains
Oppland within Norway
Oppland County
Oppland County
Coordinates: 61.41°N 9.34°E / 61.41; 9.34
CountryNorway
CountyOppland
DistrictEastern Norway
Established1781
  Preceded byOplandenes amt
Disestablished1 Jan 2020
  Succeeded byInnlandet county
Administrative centreLillehammer
Government
  BodyOppland County Municipality
  Governor (2015-2019)Christl Kvam
  County mayor
   (2015-2019)
Even Aleksander Hagen
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total25,192 km2 (9,727 sq mi)
  Land23,787 km2 (9,184 sq mi)
  Water1,405 km2 (542 sq mi)  5.6%
Population
 (30 September 2019)
  Total189,437
  Density7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 +0.2%
DemonymOpplending
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-05
Income (per capita)133,600 kr (2001)
GDP (per capita)193,130 kr (2001)
GDP national rank#13 in Norway
(2.32% of country)
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1951160,496    
1961166,303+3.6%
1971172,479+3.7%
1981180,765+4.8%
1991182,593+1.0%
2001183,419+0.5%
2011186,087+1.5%
Source: Statistics Norway.
Religion in Oppland
religion percent
Christianity
89.60%
Islam
0.72%
Buddhism
0.14%
Other
9.54%
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