Åmli
Municipality in Agder, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Åmli is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional region of Sørlandet. The main population centre and administrative center is the village of Åmli which lies along the river Nidelva. Other villages in Åmli include Askland, Dølemo, Eppeland, Flaten, Hillestad, Homdrom, Lauveik, Nelaug, Øvre Ramse, Skjeggedal, Tveit, Vehus, and Ytre Ramse.[4]
Åmli Municipality
Åmli kommune | |
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Aamli herred (historic name) Omlid herred (historic name) | |
View of the Nidelva river in Åmli | |
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![]() Agder within Norway | |
![]() Åmli within Agder | |
Coordinates: 58°47′53″N 08°22′9″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Agder |
District | Sørlandet |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Administrative centre | Åmli |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023) | Hans Fredrik Tangen (Ap) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,130.60 km2 (436.53 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,058.42 km2 (408.66 sq mi) |
• Water | 72.18 km2 (27.87 sq mi) 6.4% |
• Rank | #98 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 1,786 |
• Rank | #292 in Norway |
• Density | 1.7/km2 (4/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | ![]() |
Demonym | Åmling[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-4217[3] |
Website | Official website |
The 1,131-square-kilometre (437 sq mi) municipality is the 98th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Åmli is the 292nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,786. The municipality's population density is 1.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.4/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1.6% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]