Vestby Municipality
municipality in Akershus, Norway
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Summary
Vestby Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 137 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #61 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Akershus[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Tom Anders Ludvigsen[5]
- Capital: Vestby[6]
- Shares border with: Moss Municipality[7], Våler Municipality[8], Ås Municipality[9], Frogn Municipality[10], Indre Østfold Municipality[11]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[12]
- Commons category: Vestby[13]
- Inception: 1838[14]
- Significant event: boundary change[15]
- Official website: https://www.vestby.kommune.no/[16]
- IPA transcription: ˈʋɛstbyː[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vestby[18]
- Population: 16,732[19], 18,042[20], 18,290[21], 18,699[22], 19,089[23], 19,493[24], 19,855[25], 20,167[26]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Vestby[27]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Vestby[28]
- Number of households: 7260[29], 4074[30], 946[31], 1048[32], 911[33], 281[34]
- Demonym: vestbysokning[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Vestby[36]
- Area: 134 km²[37], 133.97419482750283 km²[38], 151.46761550088365 km²[39], 17.49342067338081 km²[40], 8.87178419380622 km²[41], 0 km²[42], 0.2711578107827623 km²[43], 0.04813114015653412 km²[44], 0.4543544417310349 km²[45], 84.07029339360855 km²[46], 35.36521537477078 km²[47], 3.333674967352184 km²[48], 0.8485435746707684 km²[49], 0.7110399306240093 km²[50]
Why It Matters
Vestby Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]