Vest-Agder

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Vest-Agder fylke

Administrative centre

Kristiansand

County mayor

Thore Westermoen

Area
- Total
- Percentage

Ranked 15
7,276 km²
2.19 %

Population
- Total (2004)
- Percentage
- Change (10 years)
- Density

Ranked 14
160,127
3.50 %
7.8 %
24/km²

Gross Regional Product
- Total (2001)
- Percentage
- GRP/capita

Ranked 14
34,609 million NOK
2.27 %
219,928 NOK

Vest-Agder ("West Agder") is a county in Norway, bordering Rogaland to the west and Aust-Agder to the east. In 2002 there were 157,851 inhabitants, which is 3.4% of the total population in Norway. Its area is 7,281 km². The county administration is in Kristiansand.

It is the southernmost county in Norway, extending inland from the North Sea and its arm, the Skagerrak, to the southern fringes of Setesdalen. It includes the southernmost point of the entire country, Pysen island south of Mandal, and the southernmost part of continental Norway, Lindesnes. It has a very broken and hilly surface.

Most of the habitation lies along the coast, including the towns Kristiansand, Mandal, Flekkefjord, and Farsund. Some 31 fjords are located there. Shipping, commerce and recreation are the main industries. As the Gulf Stream touches the coast of West Agder, it is also called "the Norwegian Riviera".

The northern portion is mountainous and sparsely settled, while the central upland moors are used for pasturing of cattle and sheep.

1 The name
2 Municipalities
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] The name

The meaning of the name is '(the) western (part of) Agder'. (See also Aust-Agder.)

Until 1919 the name of the county was Lister og Mandal amt. The amt was created in 1662 - consisting of the two old lens of Lister (now Lista) and Mandal.

[edit] Municipalities

Vest-Agder County currently has a total of 15 municipalities:

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Counties of Norway
Akershus \| Aust-Agder \| Buskerud \| Finnmark \| Hedmark \| Hordaland \| Møre og Romsdal \| Nordland \| Nord-Trøndelag \| Oppland \| Oslo \| Østfold \| Rogaland \| Sogn og Fjordane \| Sør-Trøndelag \| Telemark \| Troms \| Vest-Agder \| Vestfold