Grimstad
municipality in Agder, Norway
Grimstad is a municipality in Agder county, Norway.
Grimstad kommune | |
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 View of Grimstad harbour | |
 Coat of arms  Agder within Norway | |
 Grimstad within Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°21′07″N 08°32′40″E / 58.35194°N 8.54444°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| Administrative centre | Grimstad |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Beate Skretting (H) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 303.60 km2 (117.22 sq mi) |
| • Land | 272.37 km2 (105.16 sq mi) |
| • Water | 31.23 km2 (12.06 sq mi) 10.3% |
| • Rank | 264 in Norway |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 24,017 |
| • Rank | 51 in Norway |
| • Density | 88.2/km2 (228/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | 12.8% |
| Demonyms | Grimstadmann (m) Grimstadkvinne (f) Grimstadfolk[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4202 |
| Official language form | Bokmål[2] |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
Related pages change
References change
- ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ↑ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
