Asker
Asker is a city in Norway with a population of about 61,906.
NorwayTown🏆 #11 most populated in Norway🕐 Europe/Oslo
Asker, also called Asker proper, is a district and former municipality in Akershus, Norway, located approximately 20km southwest of Oslo. From 2020 it is part of the larger administrative municipality Asker together with the traditional Buskerud districts Røyken and Hurum; Asker constitutes the northern fourth and is part of the Greater Oslo Region. The administrative center was the town of Asker, which remains so for the new larger municipality. Asker was established as a parish in the Middle Ages and as a municipality on 1 January 1838.
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About Asker
| Country | Norway |
| Continent | Europe |
| Explore | 01 |
| Population | 61,906 |
| Local currency | NOK |
| Coordinates | 59.8333, 10.4372 |
| Time zone | Europe/Oslo |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Town |
| Distance to the capital | 19 km · Oslo |
| Population (Norway) | #11 most populated in Norway |
| Where on Earth | 59°49′60″N · 10°26′14″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 6,661 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 3,358 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Saint Petersburg (Russia) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -59.83, -169.56 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| London | 1,136 km |
| Paris | 1,326 km |
| Moscow | 1,660 km |
| Cairo | 3,660 km |
| Dubai | 5,151 km |
| New York | 5,901 km |