Østre Toten Municipality

Also known as Ostre Toten, Eastern Toten

municipality in Innlandet, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Innlandet
District: Toten
Established: 1 Jan 1838
Created as: Formannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centre: Lena
Mayor 2019: Bror Helgestad ( Sp )
Total: 562.52 km (217.19 sq mi)
Land: 485.43 km (187.43 sq mi)
Water: 77.09 km (29.76 sq mi) 13.7%
Rank: # 192 in Norway
Highest elevation: 841.17 m (2,759.7 ft)
Density

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Østre Toten is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lena. Other villages in the municipality include Kapp, Kolbu, Kraby, Lensbygda, Nordlia, Skreia, and Sletta.

The 562.52-square-kilometre (217.19 sq mi) municipality is the 192nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Østre Toten Municipality is the 85th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 14,827. The municipality's population density is 26.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (68/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.4% over the previous 10-year period.