Østre Agder

Østre Agder is a district or region in Agder county in southern Norway. The district covers the eastern, coastal areas of the county including the eight municipalities of Arendal, Tvedestrand, Risør, Grimstad, Gjerstad, Vegårshei, Åmli, and Froland. The city of Arendal is the largest city in the region. Other cities in the district include Tvedestrand, Grimstad, and Risør.[1] This region is bounded by Telemark county to the north, by the Setesdal region to the northwest, and by the Kristiansand Region to the southwest.

Østre Agder Region

Østre Agder regionen
Metropolitan Region (Metro)
Østre Agder Region in teal, in the map of Agder.
Coordinates: 58.8°N 8.8°E / 58.8; 8.8
CountryNorway
CapitalArendal
County (fylke)Agder
Area
 • Total3,435 km2 (1,326 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total92,439
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)

Østre Agder has about 92,400 residents in its 3,435-square-kilometre (1,326 sq mi) area.[2][3] The Aust-Agder District Court is the court system that covers all of Østre Agder. The district includes all of the Church of Norway deaneries of Aust-Nedenes prosti (Gjerstad, Vegårshei, Åmli, Tvedestrand, and Risør) and Arendal prosti (Arendal and Froland) as well as a part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti (Grimstad).

Municipalities

The Østre Agder Region includes the following municipalities:

Nr.MapNameCoat-of-armsAdm. centerPopulation[2]Area
km²[3]		LanguageLocation
0901RisørRisør6,936192.98NeutralCoast
0904GrimstadGrimstad22,692303.58BokmålCoast
0906ArendalArendal44,576270.21BokmålCoast
0911GjerstadGjerstad2,511322.14NeutralInland
0912VegårsheiMyra2,104355.65NeutralInland
0914TvedestrandTvedestrand6,051215.05BokmålCoast
0919FrolandBlakstad5,713644.54NeutralInland
0929ÅmliÅmli1,8561,130.61NynorskInland

References
  1. "Forsiden - Aust-Agder fylkeskommune". www.austagderfk.no. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
  2. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2017). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  3. "Arealstatistikk for Norge" (in Norwegian). Statens kartverk. 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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