Røyken

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Røyken kommune

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County Buskerud
District
Municipality
Administrative centre Røyken
Mayor (2003) Rune Kjølstad (H)
Official language form Bokmål
Area
- Total
- Land
- Percentage 113 Square kilometre>km²
111 km²
0.03 %
Population
- Total (as of 2004>2004)
- Percentage
- Change (10 years)
- Density Ranked 59
17,082
0.37 %
15.2 %
153/km²
Coordinates
[www.royken.kommune.no]
[Data from Statistics Norway]
Coordinates: Røyken Kommune is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway. Røyken is located south of Lier, on the northern part of the peninsula Hurumhalvøya, and north of Hurum municipality. It lies between Oslofjord and Drammensfjord . It is connected to the eastern side of the Oslofjord via Hurum municipality and the Oslofjord Tunnel. The tunnel is 7.2 km long and connects Hurumhalvøya to Akershus county.

The district includes large amounts of residental zones with beautiful sights of the sea. The administration is situated at the crossroads Midtbygda. Main places are the hamlets Hyggen, Nærsnes, Røyken, Slemmestad, Spikkestad and Åros. Many people live in the northern part of Bødalen and vicinities, which is a continuous residental area that continues throughout Asker and Bærum to Oslo, however it is not so densly populated that it can be defined as being suburban.

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