Indre Østfold Municipality

Indre Østfold Municipality
Indre Østfold kommune
Østfold within Norway
Indre Østfold within Østfold
Coordinates: 59°34′56″N 11°10′13″E / 59.58222°N 11.17028°E / 59.58222; 11.17028
CountryNorway
CountyØstfold
DistrictIndre Østfold
Government
 • MayorSaxe Frøshaug (Senterpartiet)
Area
 • Total
791.93 km2 (305.77 sq mi)
 • Land755.38 km2 (291.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
45,201
 • Rank#23 in Norway
 • Density59.839/km2 (154.98/sq mi)
DemonymIndre Østfolding
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3118
WebsiteOfficial website

Indre Østfold is a municipality in the region of Indre Østfold in Østfold county. The municipality was established on 1 January 2020 by a merger of the five municipalities Askim, Eidsberg, Hobøl, Spydeberg and Trøgstad. The municipality has a total population of just under 45,000, spread out over several small towns such as Askim, Mysen, Spydeberg, Skjønhaug and Tomter. This is quite unusual for Norwegian municipalities.