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Aust-Agder

Aust-Agder fylke
County
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Coat of arms of Aust-Agder fylke
Coat of arms
Aust-Agder within Norway
Aust-Agder within Norway
Country Norway
County Aust-Agder
Region Sørlandet
County ID NO-09
Administrative centre Arendal
Government
 • Governor Øystein Djupedal
  Sosialistisk Venstreparti
  (2009–present)
 • County mayor Laila Øygarden
  Arbeiderpartiet
  (2007–present)
Area
 • Total 9,158.15 km2 (3,535.98 sq mi)
 • Land 8,353.31 km2 (3,225.23 sq mi)
 • Water 804.54 km2 (310.63 sq mi)
Area rank #14 in Norway, 2.73% of Norway's land area
Population (2014)
 • Total 113,518
 • Rank 18 (2.26% of country)
 • Density 12/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years) 4.3 %
Demonym(s) Austegde
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02)
Official language form Neutral
Income (per capita) 135,700 NOK
GDP (per capita) 208,275 NOK (2001)
GDP national rank 18 (1.40% of country)
Website www.austagderfk.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Aust-Agder [ˈæʉst ˈɑɡdər]  (listen) (East Agder) is a county (fylke) in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is 9,212 square kilometres (3,557 sq mi). The administrative center of the county is in Arendal.

The county, which is located at the Skagerrak coast, extends from Gjernestangen at Risør to Kvåsefjorden at Lillesand. The inner parts of the area includes Setesdalsheiene and Austheiene. The majority of the population live near the coast; about 78% of the county's inhabitants live in the five coastal municipalities Arendal, Grimstad, Lillesand, Tvedestrand and Risør. The rest of the county is sparsely populated. Tourism is important, as Arendal and the other coastal towns are popular attractions.

The county includes the islands of Tromøy, Justøya, and Sandøya. The interior of the county encompasses the traditional district of Setesdal, through which the Otra river flows to the coast.


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