Sarpsborg
Sarpsborg (pronounced [ˈsɑ̀ʂbɔr] or [ˈsɑ̀rpsbɔrɡ]), historically Borg, is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg.
Sarpsborg Municipality
Sarpsborg kommune | |
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Parts of Sarpsborg | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Østfold within Norway | |
Sarpsborg within Østfold | |
| Coordinates: 59°17′09″N 11°06′43″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Østfold |
| Administrative centre | Sarpsborg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Magnus Arnesen (H) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 406 km2 (157 sq mi) |
| • Land | 370 km2 (140 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #238 in Norway |
| Population (31 December 2022) | |
| • Total | 59,038 |
| • Rank | #13 in Norway |
| • Density | 134/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +6.6% |
| Demonym | Sarping |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3105 |
| Website | Official website |
Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neighbouring Fredrikstad. As of 1 January 2018, according to Statistics Norway these two municipalities have a total population of 136,127 with 55,840 in Sarpsborg and 81,278 in Fredrikstad.
Statistics for 2021, say that the city has a population where 19% of the children belong to families that have "low-income in the long-term"; that is the highest level for a city (in Norway); the national level is 11.3%.
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