Øvre Eiker

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Øvre Eiker kommune

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County Buskerud
District Eiker
Municipality
Administrative centre Hokksund
Mayor (2003) Anders B. Werp (H)
Official language form Bokmål
Area
- Total
- Land
- Percentage 457 Square kilometre>km²
418 km²
0.14 %
Population
- Total (as of 2005>2005)
- Percentage
- Change (10 years)
- Density Ranked 62
15,633
0.34 %
4.3 %
37/km²
Coordinates
[www.ovre-eiker.kommune.no]
[Data from Statistics Norway]
Coordinates: Øvre Eiker is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway. It is bordered by Kongsberg, Flesberg, Sigdal, Modum, Lier, Nedre Eiker and Hof municipalities.

Øvre Eiker is the upper part of Eiker, an agricultural landscape with a long history.

The administrative center Hokksund is the largest town in this municipality, with about 8000 inhabitants. The remaining inhabitants, some 7000, live in the villages of Vestfossen, Skotselv, Ormåsen and Darbu.

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Municipalities of Buskerud
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