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Bygland
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Bygland is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Setesdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bygland. Other villages in the municipality include Åraksbø, Austad, Byglandsfjord, Grendi, Langeid, Lauvdal, Litveit, Longerak, Moi, Ose, Sandnes, Skåmedal, and Tveit. The Norwegian National Road 9 runs through the municipality, following the river Otra where most of the population of Bygland lives.

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Vinony's link graph records 201 inbound references to Bygland, and connects out to tincture, district of Norway and heraldic attitude.

The entry is geolocated on the map in NO, across 3 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including 1838 establishments in Norway, Bygland and Municipalities of Agder.

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Key facts

Kommune.name
Bygland
Kommune.image_skyline
Bygland and Jordalsboe.JPG
Kommune.image_caption
View of Bygland
Kommune.idnumber
4220
Kommune.county
Agder
Kommune.district
Setesdal
Kommune.capital
Bygland
Kommune.established
1 Jan 1838
Kommune.preceded
none
Kommune.demonym
Byglending
Kommune.language
Nynorsk
Kommune.coatofarms
Bygland komm.svg
Kommune.webpage
www.bygland.kommune.no
Kommune.mayor
Runar Flåt Granheim
Kommune.mayor_party
Ap
Kommune.mayor_as_of
2023
Kommune.area_rank
76
Kommune.area_total_km2
1311.75

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
byglending
Population
1167
Area
0.18
Official website
www.bygland.kommune.no
Image
Bygland and Jordalsboe.JPG
Households
7
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Commons category
Bygland
inception
1838-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • General information
  • Name
  • Coat of arms
  • Churches
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • History
  • Government
  • Municipal council
  • Mayors
  • Attractions
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Bygland is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Setesdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bygland. Other villages in the municipality include Åraksbø, Austad, Byglandsfjord, Grendi, Langeid, Lauvdal, Litveit, Longerak, Moi, Ose, Sandnes, Skåmedal, and Tveit. The Norwegian National Road 9 runs through the municipality, following the river Otra where most of the population of Bygland lives.

thumb|left|View of Åraksbø The municipality is the 76th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bygland is the 323rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,136. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 5.9% over the previous 10-year period.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bygland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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