Flekkefjord
Flekkefjord kommune | |
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 View of a local harbour | |
 Coat of arms  Agder within Norway | |
 Flekkefjord within Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°19′38″N 06°40′00″E / 58.32722°N 6.66667°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Agder |
| District | Lister |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| Administrative centre | Flekkefjord |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Torbjørn Klungland (FrP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 544.08 km2 (210.07 sq mi) |
| • Land | 482.19 km2 (186.17 sq mi) |
| • Water | 61.89 km2 (23.90 sq mi) 11.4% |
| • Rank | 198 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 9,216 |
| • Rank | 121 in Norway |
| • Density | 19.1/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | 1.7% |
| Demonym | Flekkefjæring[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4207 |
| Official language form | Bokmål[2] |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
Flekkefjord (ⓘ) is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Flekkefjord. The villages of Sira, Gyland, Rasvåg, Kirkehavn, and Åna-Sira are in Flekkefjord.[3]
Flekkefjord is the 121st most populous city in Norway with a population of 9,216.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ↑ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ↑ Welle-Strand, Erling (1996). Adventure Roads in Norway. Nortrabooks. ISBN 82-90103-71-9.
- ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
- ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).