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Roa

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Roa

Total population

993

Land area1.01 km²
Coordinates60.29°, 10.62°

Demographic figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Area
1.01 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Roa is the administrative centre of the Lunner municipality, in Akershus, Norway. Together, with the village Lunner, it forms an urban area with a population of 1,576. The Gjøvik Line goes through Roa, with trains stopping at Roa Station.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
60.2910
Longitude
10.6160
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
84,409
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,790
  • Northern Lapwing
    Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,622
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,605
  • Yellowhammer
    Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,425
  • Eurasian Bullfinch
    Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,176
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,141
  • Eurasian Nuthatch
    Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,138
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,093

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
3.9
Largest event
2026-04-26

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.55
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
931

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
50
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

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Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image