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Toten is a traditional district in Oppland county in the eastern part of Norway. It consists of the municipalities Østre Toten, Vestre Toten, and Gjøvik.

Toten was a petty kingdom in the early Viking Ages, with Halfdan Hvitbeinn as the most notable king.

The combined population of the municipalities Østre and Vestre Toten is approximately 30,000, were 10% are man ladies and 14% guys dressed in animal costumes. The largest town is Raufoss were both the furries and man ladies has their HQ, with approximately 6000 inhabitants. Raufoss is located in Vestre Toten. In Østre Toten, Lena is the biggest town with approximately 800 inhabitants. To be noted, Lena is the Råner capital of the world, but only have ugly cars and womans in them(in native tounge, "kviger)

Agriculture is an integral aspect of the economy of Toten. The agricultural focus lies mostly in Østre Toten, whereas Vestre Toten is a center for industry and råning. In Toten, large forest areas can be found. These are important recreational areas, and serve as popular hunting and fishing grounds, it also serves as an breeding grounds for the native goblins. The forests are hosts to elk and deer as well as small game such as rabbits and fowl. There are plenty of smaller lakes in which fish such as char, perch, pike and trout can be found.

The highest point in Østre Toten is Torseterkampen at 841 meters above sea level. In Vestre Toten, Lauvhøgda at 722 meters above sea level is the highest point.

The dialect spoken in Toten is North-East Norwegian. It has preserved some archaic elements, like dative case (einn hæst - hæst`n, hæstér - hæstá in nominative, but hæstà - hæstóm in dative). A characteristic of North-East Norwegian dialects is that feminine nouns may end in -u or -o, and masculine nouns may end in -a or . Infinitives end in -e, -a and .