Birkenes

Birkenes is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Birkeland, where about half the municipal population lives. Other villages in Birkenes include Ås, Engesland, Flakk, Håbbesland, Herefoss, Mollestad, Oggevatn, Rugsland, Senumstad, Søre Herefoss, Svaland, Tveide, and Væting.

Key facts

Kommune.name: Birkenes
Kommune.image_skyline: Ved_Orremyra.JPG
Kommune.image_caption: View of the ski terrain at Topdalsheia
Kommune.idnumber: 4216
Kommune.county: Agder
Kommune.district: Sørlandet
Kommune.capital: Birkeland
Kommune.established: 1 Jan 1838
Kommune.preceded: none
Kommune.demonyms: BirkenesingBorkis
Kommune.language: Neutral
Kommune.coatofarms: Birkenes komm.svg
Kommune.webpage: www.birkenes.kommune.no
Kommune.mayor: Arild Windsland
Kommune.mayor_party: H
Kommune.mayor_as_of: 2023
Kommune.area_rank: 183
Kommune.area_total_km2: 637.35

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: birkenesing
Population: 5447
Area: 0.13
Official website: www.birkenes.kommune.no
Image: Birkenes Torvstrømuseet.JPG
Households: 104

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inception: 1838-00-00
Commons category: Birkenes
email address: mailto:[email protected]

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General information
Name
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Churches
History
Geography
Government
Municipal council
Mayors
Economy
Transportation
Notable people
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The municipality is the 183rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Birkenes is the 175th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,390. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 9.2% over the previous 10-year period.