Gjøvik Municipality
Gjøvik Municipality
Gjøvik kommune | |
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View of the town of Gjøvik | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Innlandet within Norway | |
Gjøvik within Innlandet | |
| Coordinates: 60°47′33″N 10°41′42″E / 60.79250°N 10.69500°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Vestoppland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1861 |
| • Preceded by | Vardal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Gjøvik |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Anne Bjertnæs (H) |
| Area | |
• Total | 671.11 km2 (259.12 sq mi) |
| • Land | 628.91 km2 (242.82 sq mi) |
| • Water | 42.2 km2 (16.3 sq mi) 6.3% |
| • Rank | #169 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 837.64 m (2,748.2 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 31,175 |
| • Rank | #35 in Norway |
| • Density | 46.5/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +4.2% |
| Demonyms | Gjøvikenser Gjøvikensar |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3407 |
| Website | Official website |
Gjøvik (ⓘ) is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Gjøvik. Some of the villages in Gjøvik include Biri, Bybrua, Hunndalen, Snertingdal, and Vardal.
The 671-square-kilometre (259 sq mi) municipality is the 169th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Gjøvik Municipality is the 35th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 31,175. The municipality's population density is 46.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (120/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.2% over the previous 10-year period.