Vest-Agder

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Vest-Agder fylke

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County

NO-10

Region

Sørlandet

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

Before 1918 the county was composed of two entities: Lister og Mandal and Kristiansand.

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