Lindesnes Region
Lindesnesregionen
Metropolitan Region (Metro)
Lindesnes Lighthouse, the southernmost point of Norway
Lindesnes Lighthouse, the southernmost point of Norway
Lindesnes Region in orange, in the map of Agder.
Lindesnes Region in orange, in the map of Agder.
Coordinates: 58°36′N 7°48′E / 58.6°N 7.8°E / 58.6; 7.8
CountryNorway
CapitalMandal
County (fylke)Vest-Agder
Area
 • Total2,072.55 km2 (800.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total25,454
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)

The Lindesnes Region (or Mandal Region) is the metropolitan region surrounding the town of Mandal in Southern Norway. The region has no governmental functions, but it encompasses five municipalities in Vest-Agder county, primarily covering two large river valleys: Mandalen and Audnedalen. The region is Norway's southernmost region and it borders the Kristiansand Region to the east and the Lister Region to the west.

Municipalities

The Lindesnes Region includes the following municipalities:

Nr Map Name Coat of arms Adm. center Population[1] Areal
km²[2]		 Language Location
1002 Mandal
Mandal 15,529 222.56 Bokmål Coast
1021 Marnardal
Heddeland 2,290 395.01 Nøytral Inland
1026 Åseral
Kyrkjebygda 942 887.52 Nynorsk Inland
1027 Audnedal
Konsmo 1,750 251.45 Nøytral Inland
1029 Lindesnes
Vigeland 4,943 316.01 Bokmål Coast
Mandal, the largest city and capital of the Lindesnes Region

References

  1. ↑ "Population 1 January. The whole country, counties and municipalities". Statistisk Sentralbyrå. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  2. ↑ "Arealstatistikk for Norge" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statens kartverk. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
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