Ringsaker Municipality

municipality in Innlandet, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Innlandet
District: Hedmarken
Established: 1 Jan 1838
Administrative centre: Brumunddal
Mayor 2023: Kai Ove Berg ( H )
Total: 1,280.09 km (494.25 sq mi)
Land: 1,122.57 km (433.43 sq mi)
Water: 157.52 km (60.82 sq mi) 12.3%
Rank: # 77 in Norway
Highest elevation: 1,090.51 m (3,577.8 ft)
Density: 28.1/km (73/sq mi)
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Ringsaker (pronunciation) is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Brumunddal. Other settlements in Ringsaker include the town of Moelv and the villages of Furnes, Kvål, Kylstad, Mesnali, Nydal, Rudshøgda, Stavsjø, Tingnes, and Byflaten.

The 1,280-square-kilometre (490 sq mi) municipality is the 77th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Ringsaker Municipality is the 30th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 35,911. The municipality's population density is 28.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (73/sq mi) and its population has increased by 6.4% over the previous 10-year period.