Sira, Norway

Sira
Sira
	Village
	View of the village church
	Sira Location of the village Sira Sira (Norway)
	Coordinates: 58°25′13″N 06°39′46″E
Country	Norway
Region	Southern Norway
County	Agder
District	Lister
Municipality	Flekkefjord
Area [1]
• Total	0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	76 m (249 ft)
Population (2015)[1]
• Total	630
• Density	955/km2 (2,470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	4438 Sira

Sira is a village in Flekkefjord municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located immediately east of the county border of Agder and Rogaland. The European route E39 highway passes by the village and the Sørlandet Line runs right through the village, stopping at Sira Station. The 0.66-square-kilometre (160-acre) village has a population (2015) of 630, giving the village a population density of 955 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,470/sq mi).[1]

Sira lies along the Sira River, just south of the lake Sirdalsvatnet. The river and lake are both a part of the Sira-Kvina hydropower system. Sira was the administrative centre of the former municipality of Bakke which was dissolved and merged into Flekkefjord in 1965. Bakke Church lies at the southern end of the village.[3]

References

Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2015). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
"Sira, Flekkefjord (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
Store norske leksikon. "Sira – tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 September 2016.

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[ssb-1] Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2015). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".

[2] "Sira, Flekkefjord (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 9 September 2016.

[snl-3] Store norske leksikon. "Sira – tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 September 2016.