Bygland
Bygland is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Setesdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bygland. Other villages in the municipality include Åraksbø, Austad, Byglandsfjord, Grendi, Langeid, Lauvdal, Litveit, Longerak, Moi, Ose, Sandnes, Skåmedal, and Tveit. The Norwegian National Road 9 runs through the municipality, following the river Otra where most of the population of Bygland lives.
Bygland Municipality
Bygland kommune | |
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Municipality | |
View of Bygland | |
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Agder within Norway | |
Bygland within Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°55′27″N 07°45′53″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Agder |
| District | Setesdal |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Bygland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Runar Flåt Granheim (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,311.75 km2 (506.47 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,150.35 km2 (444.15 sq mi) |
| • Water | 161.40 km2 (62.32 sq mi) 12.3% |
| • Rank | #76 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 1,136 |
| • Rank | #323 in Norway |
| • Density | 1.0/km2 (3/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −5.9% |
| Demonym | Byglending |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4220 |
| Website | Official website |
The 1,312-square-kilometre (507 sq mi) municipality is the 76th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bygland is the 323rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,136. The municipality's population density is 1 inhabitant per square kilometre (2.6/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 5.9% over the previous 10-year period.