Birkenes
municipality in Agder, Norway
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Summary
Birkenes is a municipality of Norway[1]. Birkenes draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #66 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Agder[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Gyro Heia[5]
- Capital: Birkeland[6]
- Shares border with: Kristiansand[7], Vennesla[8], Iveland Municipality[9], Evje og Hornnes Municipality[10], Froland Municipality[11], Grimstad[12], Lillesand[13]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[14]
- Commons category: Birkenes[15]
- Inception: 1838[16]
- Highest point: Storemyrknuten[17]
- Significant event: boundary change[18]
- Official website: https://www.birkenes.kommune.no/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Birkenes[20]
- Email address: mailto:postmottak@birkenes.kommune.no[21]
- Population: 5147[22], 5226[23], 5274[24], 5342[25], 5390[26], 5480[27], 5413[28], 5447[29]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Birkenes[30]
- Number of households: 2097[31], 1647[32], 124[33], 106[34], 116[35], 104[36]
- Demonym: birkenesing[37]
- Area: 674.20 km²[38], 674.2038646639169 km²[39], 0 km²[40], 18.338399217400706 km²[41], 41.0543819961637 km²[42], 3.2432825849085396 km²[43], 51.247268601386345 km²[44], 548.5264830476265 km²[45], 10.169658098672043 km²[46], 0.8641313161688717 km²[47], 0.13453104336199956 km²[48], 0.6257287582283061 km²[49], 637.36 km²[50], 13.24 km²[51]
Why It Matters
Birkenes has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Birkenes is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]