Froland
Froland Municipality
Froland kommune | |
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View of the Froland Church | |
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Agder within Norway | |
Froland within Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°34′59″N 08°34′20″E / 58.58306°N 8.57222°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Established | 1850 |
| • Preceded by | Øyestad Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Blakstad |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Inger-Lene Håland (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 644.55 km2 (248.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 601.04 km2 (232.06 sq mi) |
| • Water | 43.51 km2 (16.80 sq mi) 6.8% |
| • Rank | #176 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 6,174 |
| • Rank | #155 in Norway |
| • Density | 10.3/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +13.8% |
| Demonym | Frolending |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4214 |
| Website | Official website |
Froland is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Sørlandet. The administrative center is the village of Blakstad, which along with Osedalen form the main population center of the municipality. Other villages in Froland include Bøylefoss, Bøylestad, Froland, Frolands verk, Heldalsmo, Hinnebu, Hynnekleiv, Jomås, Lauvrak, Libru, Løvjomås, Mjåvatn, Mjølhus, Mykland, and Risdal.
The 645-square-kilometre (249 sq mi) municipality is the 176th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Froland is the 155th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,174. The municipality's population density is 10.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (27/sq mi) and its population has increased by 13.8% over the previous 10-year period.