Hedmark is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. In 2002 there were 187,965 inhabitants, which is 4.1% of the total population in Norway. Its area is 27,388 km². The county administration is in Hamar.

Hedmark fylke County NO-04 Administrative centre Hamar County mayor Siri Austeng Area 27,388 km² Population  - Total (2002)  - Percent  - Density 187,965 4.1 % x.x/km²

Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The largest lakes are Femunden and Mjøsa. It also includes parts of Glomma. Geographically, Hedmark is in the traditional sense divided in the following regions: Hedemarken, east of Mjøsa, Østerdalen, north of Elverum, and Glåmdalen, south of Elverum. Hedmark and Oppland are the only ones of the Norwegian counties with no coastline. Hedmark also hosted the 1994 Winter Olympic Games

In the county are the well-known towns and built places Hamar, Kongsvinger, Elverum and Tynset. Hedmark is one of the less urbanized areas in Norway, as about the half of the inhabitans live in rural land. Population is mainly concentrated in the rich agricultural district adjoining Mjøsa to the southeast. The county's extensive forests supply much of Norway's timber; logs are floated down Glomma to the coast.

Municipalities

• Alvdal
• Eidskog
• Elverum
• Engerdal
• Folldal
• Grue
• Hamar
• Kongsvinger
• Løten
• Nord-Odal
• Os
• Rendalen
• Ringsaker
• Stange
• Stor-Elvdal
• Sør-Odal
• Tolga
• Trysil
• Tynset
• Våler
• Åmot
• Åsnes

External links

• Official homepage http://www.hedmark-f.kommune.no/