Hamar

This article is about the town within Hamar Municipality in Norway. For other uses, see Hamar (disambiguation).

Hamar
Town/City
Aerial view of Hamar
Coat of arms
Interactive map of Hamar
Hamar Location within Innlandet Hamar Location within Norway
Coordinates: 60.79451°N 11.06795°E / 60.79451; 11.06795
Country	Norway
Region	Eastern Norway
County	Innlandet
District	Hedmarken
Municipality	Hamar Municipality
Established as
Kjøpstad	c.1050–1587
Kjøpstad	21 March 1849
Area
• Total	14.21 km2 (5.49 sq mi)
Elevation	127 m (417 ft)
Population  (2024)
• Total	33,441
• Density	2,113/km2 (5,470/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Hamarenser/Hamarensar Hamarsing
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	2300 to 2319
Climate	Dfb

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Hamar (Norwegian: [ˈhɑ̂ːmɑr] ^ⓘ) is a town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the traditional region of Hedmarken. The town is located on the shores of Mjøsa, Norway's largest lake. Historically, it was the principal city of the former Hedmark county, now part of the larger Innlandet county.

The town of Hamar lies in the southwestern part of Hamar Municipality. The 14.21-square-kilometre (5.49 sq mi) town has a population (2024) of 30,030 and a population density of 2,113 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,470/sq mi). The urban area of the town actually extends over the municipal borders into both Ringsaker Municipality and Stange Municipality. About 1.7 square kilometres (420 acres) and 2,438 residents within the town are actually located in Ringsaker Municipality and another 0.3 square kilometres (74 acres) and 332 residents of the town are located within Stange Municipality.