▁ 2 9 2 . 9 5 1   km 2 . ▁The ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁municipality ▁was ▁in ▁V am v ak ou . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Lar issa ▁( reg ional ▁unit ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁D AS K ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁computer ▁in ▁Den mark . ▁It ▁was ▁commission ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁designed ▁and ▁constructed ▁by ▁Reg ne central en , ▁and ▁began ▁operation ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁D AS K ▁is ▁an ▁ac ron ym ▁for ▁Dans k ▁A rit met isk ▁Se k vens ▁K alk ulator ▁or ▁Dan ish ▁Ar ithmetic ▁Se quence ▁Calcul ator . ▁Reg ne central en ▁almost ▁didn ' t ▁allow ▁the ▁name , ▁as ▁the ▁word ▁d ask ▁means ▁" s lap " ▁in ▁Dan ish . ▁In ▁the ▁end ▁however , ▁it ▁was ▁named ▁so ▁as ▁it ▁fit ▁the ▁pattern ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁B ES K , ▁the ▁Swedish ▁computer ▁which ▁provided ▁the ▁initial ▁architecture ▁for ▁D AS K . ▁ ▁D AS K ▁traces ▁its ▁orig ins ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁and ▁a ▁goal ▁set ▁by ▁Akadem iet ▁for ▁de ▁T ek nis ke ▁Vid ensk ab er ▁( A cademy ▁for ▁the ▁Techn ical ▁Sciences ▁or ▁Academy ▁of ▁App lied ▁Sciences ), ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁computing ▁devices . ▁Initial ▁fund ing ▁was ▁obtained ▁through ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ence ▁( Den mark ) ▁as ▁the ▁Dan