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Construction in the coastal zone
These statistics provide information about land use and construction in the Norwegian coastal zone, also known as the 100-meter belt, including islands with mainland connection by bridge or ferry. In addition, the statistics include the 100-meter belt around the main rivers and lakes.
Selected figures from this statistics
- Land use in the coastal zone, status 1 January. Per cent. Decare.Download table as ...Land use in the coastal zone, status 1 January. Per cent. Decare.
2005 2010 2015 2024 Coastal zone influenced by buildings, railways, roads and agriculture Proportion 30.2 30.7 31.1 31.7 Area 1 257 602 1 280 578 1 297 843 1 321 976 Potentially accessible coastal zone Proportion 69.8 69.3 68.9 68.3 Area 2 911 717 2 888 741 2 871 476 2 847 343 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Decisions on applications for new buildings within the 100 m zone along the coast. NumberDownload table as ...Decisions on applications for new buildings within the 100 m zone along the coast. Number
Applications (number) Applications granted in accordance with plan (number) Applications granted with dispensation from plan (number) 2019 973 278 606 2020 1 044 254 653 2021 1 561 414 962 2022 1 286 306 737 2023 990 254 573 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Number of building start permits granted in the coastal zone per year. The whole country and countyDownload table as ...Number of building start permits granted in the coastal zone per year. The whole country and county
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 20231 The whole country 3 528 3 458 3 939 3 731 3 192 2 162 Østfold 73 119 121 70 66 41 Akershus 63 91 93 89 86 50 Oslo 6 23 29 16 13 4 Innlandet2 Buskerud 17 16 35 7 24 11 Vestfold 124 127 152 130 99 78 Telemark 90 85 98 92 90 58 Agder 405 430 440 449 406 274 Rogaland 384 336 411 401 402 281 Vestland 799 813 854 882 697 554 Møre og Romsdal 386 387 407 442 382 262 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 392 394 433 475 317 241 Nordland - Nordlánnda 457 394 602 426 359 175 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 242 181 208 200 210 98 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 90 62 56 52 41 35 1Provisional figures because of register lag. 2No shore zone along salt water. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Land use in coastal area divided by technical influence. Status as of 1st of January. Municipality. Per centDownload table as ...Land use in coastal area divided by technical influence. Status as of 1st of January. Municipality. Per cent
2024 All gradients Potentially accessible coastal area Influence area around buildings < 50 m Cultivated land Road surface Railway surface Not very steep (<25 degree slope) Very large angle of gradient (>25) Halden 41.4 2.3 2.8 1.0 38.6 14.0 Moss 45.4 10.3 2.7 0.6 37.7 3.1 Sarpsborg 57.2 16.1 1.8 0.0 22.5 2.5 Fredrikstad 46.5 7.4 2.1 0.0 41.8 2.1 Hvaler 48.7 3.0 1.1 0.0 45.2 1.9 Råde 41.5 22.7 1.7 0.0 33.6 0.5 Bærum 60.8 0.1 5.3 0.1 33.5 0.2 Asker 63.5 2.9 4.5 0.0 24.2 5.1 Nordre Follo 52.0 1.4 4.6 0.0 39.1 2.8 Nesodden 71.2 0.2 2.9 0.0 12.4 13.3 Frogn 70.8 1.7 2.8 0.0 17.1 7.7 Vestby 74.8 1.6 3.0 0.0 18.1 2.5 Ås 61.2 4.4 5.7 0.0 23.2 5.5 Oslo municipality 56.7 0.4 10.8 1.3 29.9 0.8 Drammen 56.6 6.4 7.7 1.2 24.9 3.2 Lier 40.2 13.1 3.7 0.7 40.8 1.5 Horten 38.1 3.0 4.2 0.0 50.9 3.9 Holmestrand 53.5 10.2 5.5 0.0 24.4 6.4 Tønsberg 45.4 11.3 5.4 0.0 37.6 0.3 Sandefjord 49.9 11.1 2.6 0.0 32.9 3.5 Larvik 45.0 8.1 2.4 0.1 41.2 3.2 Færder 60.2 5.4 2.4 0.0 29.5 2.5 Porsgrunn 55.6 2.3 3.7 0.2 27.9 10.3 Skien 33.8 0.3 3.8 0.0 37.7 24.3 Bamble 55.2 1.6 3.1 0.0 33.2 6.9 Kragerø 48.0 2.7 1.6 0.0 37.7 10.0 Risør 41.6 2.6 1.8 0.0 34.6 19.5 Grimstad 47.2 5.1 2.0 0.0 41.5 4.2 Arendal 57.4 2.0 3.1 0.0 32.8 4.7 Kristiansand 51.3 2.3 3.8 0.1 33.7 8.9 Lindesnes 36.8 4.1 2.5 0.0 38.7 18.0 Farsund 19.1 5.8 1.9 0.0 40.2 33.0 Flekkefjord 27.8 4.1 2.0 0.1 21.9 44.2 Tvedestrand 53.4 1.2 2.3 0.0 31.6 11.5 Lillesand 44.9 3.1 2.0 0.0 42.8 7.3 Lyngdal 23.0 5.5 2.3 0.0 35.9 33.3 Kvinesdal 12.8 1.9 2.3 0.0 20.7 62.3 Eigersund 25.4 12.5 2.4 0.2 50.7 8.8 Stavanger 24.6 31.5 2.7 0.2 34.6 6.5 Haugesund 32.6 13.3 3.6 0.0 46.0 4.5 Sandnes 27.2 4.3 1.8 0.2 21.1 45.3 Sokndal 19.4 3.2 1.4 0.0 34.4 41.5 Hå 10.3 24.3 0.8 0.0 63.1 1.5 Klepp 6.1 28.6 0.5 0.0 64.8 0.0 Gjesdal 5.9 8.2 0.9 0.0 10.7 74.2 Sola 22.4 36.9 2.5 0.0 37.6 0.5 Randaberg 31.4 31.7 2.2 0.0 34.5 0.2 Strand 30.9 11.2 2.8 0.0 31.9 23.2 Hjelmeland 16.9 11.0 1.9 0.0 24.9 45.4 Suldal 13.8 7.7 1.5 0.0 26.6 50.4 Sauda 28.8 1.2 4.0 0.0 21.4 44.5 Kvitsøy 11.6 63.2 2.0 0.0 23.0 0.1 Bokn 10.2 17.0 1.4 0.0 67.3 4.1 Tysvær 23.9 14.6 1.9 0.0 48.6 11.0 Karmøy 33.9 23.0 2.7 0.0 38.3 2.1 Utsira 6.0 15.9 0.6 0.0 76.2 1.3 Vindafjord 25.0 16.7 2.5 0.0 36.4 19.5 Bergen 60.8 4.7 5.7 0.4 20.4 7.9 Kinn 18.4 10.4 2.8 0.0 39.6 28.8 Etne 19.8 14.1 2.5 0.0 22.7 40.9 Sveio 23.2 10.6 1.6 0.0 54.5 10.2 Bømlo 18.1 5.2 1.5 0.0 59.9 15.3 Stord 26.7 7.7 2.6 0.0 49.6 13.3 Fitjar 29.4 5.8 2.0 0.0 48.4 14.4 Tysnes 19.4 7.4 1.4 0.0 49.8 22.0 Kvinnherad 20.0 13.0 2.7 0.0 39.7 24.6 Ullensvang 23.9 20.6 5.9 0.0 22.2 27.4 Eidfjord 10.2 3.2 4.3 0.0 18.6 63.8 Ulvik 11.8 11.5 3.6 0.0 16.7 56.4 Voss 9.1 8.6 3.7 0.0 17.8 60.7 Kvam 30.7 15.9 5.3 0.0 19.1 29.1 Samnanger 31.9 9.1 3.1 0.0 31.6 24.3 Bjørnafjorden 32.7 8.2 2.6 0.0 36.3 20.2 Austevoll 19.2 3.8 1.5 0.0 60.0 15.4 Øygarden 28.1 5.2 1.8 0.0 53.7 11.1 Askøy 47.5 6.2 3.4 0.0 33.4 9.5 Vaksdal 14.1 6.5 2.3 0.6 14.9 61.5 Modalen 7.0 4.5 1.3 0.0 19.1 68.1 Osterøy 26.2 9.5 2.4 0.0 21.5 40.3 Alver 21.4 12.3 1.7 0.0 49.9 14.8 Austrheim 19.9 10.6 1.7 0.0 61.2 6.6 Fedje 27.2 11.4 2.0 0.0 56.1 3.3 Masfjorden 15.8 7.3 2.0 0.0 42.9 32.0 Gulen 11.5 9.0 1.9 0.0 64.1 13.5 Solund 6.6 5.4 0.7 0.0 59.0 28.3 Hyllestad 11.4 12.5 2.2 0.0 48.9 25.0 Høyanger 14.9 12.1 4.0 0.0 26.5 42.5 Vik 12.0 13.2 2.9 0.0 18.4 53.5 Sogndal 12.9 17.6 3.7 0.0 22.5 43.3 Aurland 8.4 6.9 1.8 0.1 14.9 67.9 Lærdal 6.2 4.3 3.1 0.0 12.8 73.6 Årdal 8.4 3.2 3.2 0.0 15.4 69.7 Luster 14.6 13.3 3.3 0.0 19.6 49.2 Askvoll 11.5 21.5 1.9 0.0 51.9 13.2 Fjaler 16.5 18.9 2.2 0.0 49.0 13.5 Sunnfjord 18.0 24.1 4.0 0.0 19.7 34.2 Bremanger 10.4 14.9 2.8 0.0 38.3 33.5 Stad 13.8 20.5 3.5 0.0 27.9 34.2 Gloppen 13.7 18.9 4.0 0.0 18.2 45.2 Stryn 18.8 11.3 5.3 0.0 20.6 44.0 Kristiansund 34.4 11.5 3.2 0.0 42.2 8.7 Molde 19.1 17.4 2.9 0.0 46.3 14.2 Ålesund 31.1 12.5 3.4 0.0 44.3 8.7 Vanylven 16.2 42.9 5.7 0.0 29.1 6.2 Sande 16.1 28.6 3.1 0.0 40.3 11.9 Herøy (Møre og Romsdal) 24.3 14.1 3.2 0.0 43.4 15.1 Ulstein 20.3 17.7 3.1 0.0 49.8 9.2 Hareid 25.7 6.5 3.9 0.0 46.9 17.0 Ørsta 14.9 19.6 4.6 0.0 24.4 36.5 Stranda 5.5 1.6 0.9 0.0 8.2 83.8 Sykkylven 24.9 15.7 3.4 0.0 27.3 28.7 Sula 34.4 15.9 3.8 0.0 36.3 9.6 Giske 16.0 30.9 2.6 0.0 46.6 3.9 Vestnes 22.7 28.8 3.5 0.0 37.4 7.6 Rauma 15.6 23.8 5.2 0.2 29.5 25.6 Aukra 14.8 17.5 1.5 0.0 62.4 3.8 Averøy 19.8 16.3 2.0 0.0 57.7 4.3 Gjemnes 14.5 30.8 3.7 0.0 39.3 11.8 Tingvoll 18.2 16.6 2.2 0.0 38.9 24.0 Sunndal 16.0 11.1 3.4 0.0 32.1 37.3 Surnadal 25.6 21.2 3.3 0.0 26.6 23.2 Smøla 10.0 11.5 1.3 0.0 76.9 0.4 Aure 15.0 14.7 2.0 0.0 52.2 16.1 Volda 13.2 17.5 4.3 0.0 22.5 42.5 Fjord 6.4 3.3 2.3 0.0 11.8 76.2 Hustadvika 15.4 29.9 1.9 0.0 51.2 1.6 Haram 12.6 25.4 2.1 0.0 55.7 4.2 Trondheim - Tråante 38.7 0.0 5.1 1.1 48.7 6.3 Steinkjer 23.6 26.3 3.9 0.3 32.2 13.7 Namsos - Nåavmesjenjaelmie 13.7 10.0 1.6 0.1 51.7 22.9 Frøya 17.6 7.2 1.3 0.0 69.9 4.1 Osen 7.2 7.4 1.6 0.0 47.1 36.6 Melhus 10.8 55.8 3.1 0.0 30.1 0.0 Skaun 39.3 13.4 7.9 0.0 24.1 15.3 Malvik 47.7 9.9 4.7 3.9 29.6 4.2 Stjørdal 22.5 20.0 4.5 1.4 42.7 8.9 Frosta 23.7 33.5 2.7 0.0 34.5 5.6 Levanger - Levangke 29.5 25.8 2.8 0.1 30.1 11.7 Verdal 28.4 19.2 3.3 0.1 48.0 1.0 Høylandet 2.4 20.7 3.3 0.0 48.2 25.3 Overhalla 8.6 41.8 1.6 1.2 40.2 6.5 Flatanger 10.6 9.1 1.2 0.0 53.2 25.9 Leka 4.7 13.7 0.6 0.0 77.4 3.7 Inderøy 23.5 20.7 2.4 0.0 35.4 18.0 Indre Fosen 22.5 27.3 3.3 0.0 30.0 16.8 Heim 21.5 17.1 3.0 0.0 39.3 19.2 Hitra 18.2 9.4 1.5 0.0 60.6 10.3 Ørland 15.2 30.3 1.7 0.0 45.5 7.3 Åfjord 14.5 15.6 2.0 0.0 51.0 16.9 Orkland 18.7 13.4 2.7 0.0 38.1 27.1 Nærøysund 8.4 11.7 1.1 0.0 64.4 14.5 Bodø 14.1 10.4 2.0 0.1 54.3 19.1 Narvik 18.3 6.0 2.2 0.1 49.2 24.2 Bindal 6.1 6.2 1.4 0.0 56.4 29.8 Sømna 8.5 25.3 1.5 0.0 45.8 18.9 Brønnøy 10.4 13.9 1.2 0.0 55.5 18.9 Vega 6.6 10.0 0.7 0.0 79.6 3.0 Vevelstad 6.2 13.3 0.7 0.0 51.9 27.8 Herøy (Nordland) 19.7 27.2 1.8 0.0 49.6 1.6 Alstahaug 9.8 20.8 1.1 0.0 61.1 7.1 Leirfjord 14.4 16.3 1.7 0.0 42.3 25.3 Vefsn 10.9 5.5 1.6 0.5 48.4 33.2 Dønna 9.5 19.6 1.1 0.0 63.8 6.0 Nesna 9.2 28.8 1.5 0.0 46.2 14.2 Hemnes 18.5 10.1 2.8 0.9 41.1 26.7 Rana - Raane 24.4 12.9 3.3 0.6 36.3 22.4 Lurøy 18.3 11.8 1.9 0.0 56.1 11.9 Træna 26.2 6.5 2.4 0.0 54.1 10.8 Rødøy 7.9 7.1 1.0 0.0 59.0 25.1 Meløy 14.8 12.6 2.4 0.0 45.1 25.2 Gildeskål 14.7 10.0 1.7 0.0 60.5 13.1 Beiarn 6.8 6.6 1.0 0.0 45.6 40.1 Saltdal 16.4 9.6 4.5 1.2 27.4 40.9 Fauske - Fuosko 21.0 19.9 2.6 0.7 46.8 9.0 Sørfold - Fuolldá 10.3 5.7 1.5 0.0 53.3 29.3 Steigen 6.9 13.6 1.1 0.0 66.3 12.1 Lødingen 11.4 8.0 1.6 0.0 69.0 9.9 Evenes - Evenássi 24.2 15.9 2.9 0.0 37.0 20.1 Røst 30.5 15.0 3.2 0.0 51.3 0.0 Værøy 9.1 5.5 1.5 0.0 51.7 32.2 Flakstad 9.9 9.8 2.2 0.0 53.8 24.3 Vestvågøy 15.4 18.2 2.1 0.0 56.4 7.9 Vågan 15.4 7.1 2.1 0.0 65.1 10.4 Hadsel 10.8 19.2 2.0 0.0 55.9 12.0 Bø (Nordland) 8.9 19.0 1.4 0.0 57.4 13.3 Øksnes 10.2 12.0 1.8 0.0 65.7 10.3 Sortland - Suortá 12.3 17.5 2.5 0.0 61.6 6.0 Andøy 9.1 17.3 1.8 0.0 68.8 3.0 Moskenes 11.6 2.3 1.2 0.0 41.1 43.8 Hábmer - Hamarøy 7.0 4.3 0.8 0.0 68.0 19.9 Tromsø 20.3 17.7 3.5 0.0 46.4 12.1 Harstad - Hárstták 19.2 19.3 3.1 0.0 46.0 12.4 Kvæfjord 15.2 23.9 3.5 0.0 47.6 9.8 Dielddanuorri - Tjeldsund 13.7 15.9 3.2 0.0 60.9 6.3 Ibestad 10.5 22.6 2.9 0.0 42.6 21.5 Gratangen - Rivtták 18.0 14.5 4.4 0.0 38.5 24.5 Loabák - Lavangen 24.1 31.0 3.8 0.0 23.8 17.4 Salangen 20.7 12.1 4.1 0.0 43.2 19.9 Målselv 20.5 22.8 2.5 0.0 43.9 10.2 Sørreisa 36.1 15.5 4.8 0.0 33.4 10.3 Dyrøy 14.4 23.3 2.1 0.0 39.7 20.5 Senja 14.2 12.6 2.3 0.0 53.8 17.0 Balsfjord 23.5 30.6 4.5 0.0 37.1 4.3 Karlsøy 13.8 10.3 2.5 0.0 60.7 12.7 Lyngen 13.0 19.8 2.2 0.0 45.1 19.9 Storfjord - Omasvuotna - Omasvuono 14.1 16.0 5.3 0.0 52.9 11.7 Gáivuotna - Kåfjord - Kaivuono 15.9 16.4 6.7 0.0 36.8 24.0 Skjervøy 8.5 7.6 2.1 0.0 62.1 19.8 Nordreisa - Ráisa - Raisi 13.3 16.9 2.8 0.0 53.5 13.6 Kvænangen 8.5 9.8 1.5 0.0 48.2 32.0 Alta 11.8 6.5 2.7 0.0 44.8 34.3 Hammerfest - Hámmerfeasta 7.5 3.1 1.2 0.0 50.7 37.6 Sør-Varanger 10.7 2.5 0.9 0.0 58.9 27.0 Vadsø 15.5 20.8 2.8 0.0 59.9 1.1 Loppa 7.9 4.3 1.5 0.0 57.4 28.8 Hasvik 3.8 1.4 0.4 0.0 50.5 43.8 Måsøy 4.6 1.5 0.7 0.0 57.0 36.1 Nordkapp 5.5 1.3 0.8 0.0 50.7 41.6 Porsanger - Porsángu - Porsanki 6.2 5.4 2.0 0.0 77.0 9.4 Lebesby 4.7 2.3 0.8 0.0 61.3 30.9 Gamvik 5.2 1.6 0.5 0.0 49.7 43.0 Deatnu - Tana 6.1 4.5 1.0 0.0 62.2 26.3 Berlevåg 4.8 0.8 1.4 0.0 78.1 14.9 Båtsfjord 6.8 0.4 0.8 0.0 75.8 16.2 Vardø 8.9 2.9 1.5 0.0 83.6 3.1 Unjárga - Nesseby 6.8 11.4 1.7 0.0 76.0 9 022 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Land use in the 100-meter belt along main rivers and lakes. Status as of 1st January. County. Per cent.Download table as ...Land use in the 100-meter belt along main rivers and lakes. Status as of 1st January. County. Per cent.
2024 Potentially accessible watercourse area Influence area around buildings < 50 m Cultivated land Road surface Railway surface Østfold 61.8 8.7 28.1 1.3 0.1 Akershus 65.8 10.3 22.0 1.7 0.2 Oslo 72.1 18.6 4.8 3.6 0.9 Innlandet 85.6 5.1 8.3 1.0 0.1 Buskerud 84.6 7.2 6.9 1.3 0.1 Vestfold 57.7 7.5 33.1 1.7 0.0 Telemark 89.8 5.4 3.8 1.0 0.0 Agder 87.9 5.3 5.6 1.1 0.0 Rogaland 81.2 4.2 13.6 0.9 0.0 Vestland 87.6 4.0 7.6 0.8 0.0 Møre og Romsdal 83.8 4.5 10.7 1.0 0.0 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 90.1 3.1 6.0 0.7 0.0 Nordland - Nordlánnda 93.8 2.6 3.2 0.4 0.0 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 93.6 2.6 3.4 0.5 0.0 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 97.6 1.3 0.9 0.2 0.0 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Land use in the shores along the six largest lakes. Status as of 1st of January. Per centDownload table as ...Land use in the shores along the six largest lakes. Status as of 1st of January. Per cent
2024 Potentially accessible watercourse area Influence area around buildings < 50 m Cultivated land Road surface Railway surface Mjøsa 50.6 21.5 22.4 4.2 1.2 Femunden 90.8 8.0 0.8 0.4 0.0 Randsfjorden 42.3 21.3 33.1 3.0 0.3 Røssvatnet 77.9 11.8 8.7 1.6 0.0 Snåsavatnet 66.0 10.6 20.7 1.8 0.9 Tyrifjorden 46.5 32.2 17.9 2.9 0.6 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 23 April 2021.
Building: The statistics cover all the main building (not on / extension) greater than 15 m 2, which is initiated and not reported demolished, burnt down or otherwise, all buildings in the cadastre. This includes residential, condominiums, commercial buildings, sheds and boathouses, wharfs, docks, diving tower, etc are not included, and there is no central record of this.
As a general rule, the freestanding building units shall have its own building number. Connected units can be assigned individual building numbers when building parts can be described independently.
Terraced where each dwelling unit located on the ground assigned one building number for each dwelling. Semi-detached and semi-detached units which are equal shall be assigned a building number for each device. Other hand, shall be horizontal-detached, four-family houses and larger residential buildings in which units are located above each assigned one building number for the entire building.
Building works started: Up until 1999, a building work is considered started when the groundwork works start. From the year 2000, for buildings that are processed by an application in accordance with the Planning and Building Act § 21 generally used date for granted building permit as the date of commissioning.
Exemption applications for construction in the coastal zone: Exemption from complying with law or regulation. Exemptions may be granted by the authorities if accepted by law and under special circumstances. For more information see Planning and Building Act
Objection: An objection or protest by a public authority to a planning proposal that are sent out for consultation. Opposition Institute is created to ensure that national and regional interests are protected in municipal planning. If the objection is rejected or, failing agreement, determined opposition of the Ministry.
Coastline: The transition between land and sea at mid-high tide line. (See explanation of data sources in the Data Sources and selection)
Potentially accessible coastal zone: Coastal area that is not closer than 50 meters to the nearest building, not agricultural land, or road or railway area. Water surfaces are not included in the statistics over the coastal zone area nor are islands without bridge or boat ferry connection to the mainland.
The statistics are generated based on a geographical merge of the data layers mentioned following priority order in order to avoid double counting.
Building near area (<50m): Shoreline area that developed (buildings footprint regardless building type) or 50 meters from the outer wall to the following building types:
All types of homes except boathouses, boathouse and warehouses. The argument for not including boat house, boat house and warehouses is that around these generally available to the public most of the year.
Industrial Buildings.
Hotel buildings but not other buildings for accommodation or restaurant building, since the latter two are considered to be available to the public.
Road area: Essentially it used surfaces from FKB way. Where this is not possible, data from the National Road database is used with the following buffer widths:
Europaveg:, 4.5 meters from the center line, a total of 9 meters.
Riksveg: 3.5 meters from the center line, a total of 7 meters.
Fylkesveg: 2.5 meters from the center line, a total of 5 meters.
Kommunal veg: 2 meters from the center line, a total of 4 meters.
Railway Area: Areas within 6 meters from the center line on a single track railway or 11 meters from the center line of a multi-track railway.
Watercourses: Lakes and larger rivers. For the calculations we use the main watercourse as stipulated under "Data Sources and Selection" above and add these together with lake data from FKB.
Differentiated coastal management: New planning guidelines were established in 2011 to allow for a differentiated coastal management on a regional level. This means a stronger geographical differentiation where the coastal zone is protected to a higher degree in areas with more pressure on land resources due to construction activity. The coastal zone is split into three main areas:
A. Municipalities along the coast of Oslo Fjord
B. Other areas with high pressure on land resources
C. Areas with low pressure on land resources
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