Ås Municipality
Also known as Ås, Akershus, Ås, Viken
municipality in Akershus, Norway
Key facts
- Country
- Norway
- County
- Akershus
- District
- Follo
- Administrative centre
- Ås
- Total
- 103 km (40 sq mi)
- Land
- 101.3 km (39.1 sq mi)
- Rank
- # 383 in Norway
- Density
- 156.6/km (406/sq mi)
- Change 10 years
- +17.5%
- Norwegian form
- Neutral
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Iso 3166 code
- NO-3218
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Ås is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Follo traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ås. The parish of Aas was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
Ås is one of the fastest-growing municipalities in Akershus, with a population of 20,652 in 2020, and an increase of 539 in 2008. Ås is the largest agricultural municipality of Akershus, and home to the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and the amusement park Tusenfryd.