Birkenes
Birkenes is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Birkeland, where about half the municipal population lives. Other villages in Birkenes include Ås, Engesland, Flakk, Håbbesland, Herefoss, Mollestad, Oggevatn, Rugsland, Senumstad, Søre Herefoss, Svaland, Tveide, and Væting.
Birkenes Municipality
Birkenes kommune | |
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Municipality | |
View of the ski terrain at Topdalsheia | |
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Agder within Norway | |
Birkenes within Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°26′58″N 08°14′00″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Birkeland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Arild Windsland (H) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 637.35 km2 (246.08 sq mi) |
| • Land | 596.06 km2 (230.14 sq mi) |
| • Water | 41.29 km2 (15.94 sq mi) 6.5% |
| • Rank | #183 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 5,342 |
| • Rank | #175 in Norway |
| • Density | 9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +9.2% |
| Demonyms | Birkenesing Borkis |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4216 |
| Website | Official website |
The 637-square-kilometre (246 sq mi) municipality is the 183rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Birkenes is the 175th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,390. The municipality's population density is 9 inhabitants per square kilometre (23/sq mi) and its population has increased by 9.2% over the previous 10-year period.