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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
Website
Official website

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
åssokning
Population
22725
Area
1.84
Official website
as.kommune.no
Image
Ås stasjon TRS 070804 006.jpg
Households
1359
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Commons category
Ås
IPA transcription
ˈoːs
inception
1838-00-00
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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.

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