Iveland

Iveland 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 Birketveit. Other villages in the municipality include Bakken, Skaiå, and Vatnestrøm.

Iveland Municipality
Iveland kommune
Municipality
View of the Vatnestrøm area in Iveland
Agder within Norway
Iveland within Agder
Coordinates: 58°26′28″N 07°57′21″E
CountryNorway
CountyAgder
DistrictSetesdal
Established1 Jan 1886
  Preceded byHornnes og Iveland Municipality
Administrative centreBirketveit
Government
  Mayor (2023)Jan André Myhren (H)
Area
  Total261.62 km2 (101.01 sq mi)
  Land246.29 km2 (95.09 sq mi)
  Water15.33 km2 (5.92 sq mi)  5.9%
  Rank#279 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
  Total1,344
  Rank#307 in Norway
  Density5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 +4.8%
DemonymIvdøl
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-4218
WebsiteOfficial website

The 262-square-kilometre (101 sq mi) municipality is the 279th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Iveland is the 307th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,344. The municipality's population density is 5.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (14/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.8% over the previous 10-year period.

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