Evje og Hornnes
Evje og Hornnes 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 Evje. Other villages in the municipality include Åneland, Dåsnesmoen, Flatebygd, Gautestad, Hornnes, Kjetså, and Øvre Dåsvatn. Evje og Hornnes was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1960 after the merger of the two older municipalities of Evje and Hornnes. The Norwegian National Road 9 runs north–south through the municipality, along the river Otra.
Evje og Hornnes Municipality
Evje og Hornnes kommune | |
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Municipality | |
View of an open-air museum in Evje og Hornnes | |
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Agder within Norway | |
Evje og Hornnes within Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°35′05″N 07°46′14″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Agder |
| District | Setesdal |
| Established | 1 Jan 1960 |
| • Preceded by | Evje and Hornnes municipalities |
| Administrative centre | Evje |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Morten Haraldstad (KrF) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 587.07 km2 (226.67 sq mi) |
| • Land | 548.57 km2 (211.80 sq mi) |
| • Water | 38.50 km2 (14.86 sq mi) 6.6% |
| • Rank | #191 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 3,904 |
| • Rank | #204 in Norway |
| • Density | 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +9.8% |
| Demonyms | Evjedøl Honndøl |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4219 |
| Website | Official website |
The 587-square-kilometre (227 sq mi) municipality is the 191st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Evje og Hornnes is the 204th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,904. The municipality's population density is 7.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (18/sq mi) and its population has increased by 9.8% over the previous 10-year period.