Østfold

Østfold fylke
Coonty
Coat airms
Østfold athin Norawa
Kintra	Norawa
Coonty	Østfold
Region	Østlandet
Coonty ID	NO-01
Offeecial leid form	Bokmål
Demonym	Østfolding
Admeenistrative centre	Sarpsborg
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Anne Enger   Senterpartiet   (2003–present)
• Coonty mayor	Ole Haabeth   Arbeiderpartiet   (2007–present)
Area (#17 in Norawa, 1.28% o Norawa's land aurie)
• Total	4182 km2 (1,615 sq mi)
• Laund	3887 km2 (1,501 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	267,039
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
• Chynge (10 years)	7.5 %
• Rank in Norawa	6 (5.61% of country)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Income (per caipita)	138,600 NOK
GDP (per caipita)	200,084 NOK (2001)
Naitional Rank:	8 (3.30% o kintra)
Website	www.ostfold-f.kommune.no
Data frae Statistics Norway

Østfold (help·info) is a coonty in sootheastren Norawa, borderin Akershus an soothwastren Swaden (Västra Götaland Coonty an Värmland Coonty), while Buskerud an Vestfold is on the ither side o the bay. The coonty's admeenistrative seat is Sarpsborg, an Fredrikstad is the lairgest ceety.

Mony manufacturin facilities are situatit here. Moss (Moss Verft) an Fredrikstad hae shipyards. There are granite mines in Østfold an granite stane frae these wis uised bi Gustav Vigeland.

The coonty slogan is "The hertland o Scandinavie". The local dialect is characterizit bi the geographical proximity tae Swaden.

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