Gjerstad
Gjerstad Municipality
Gjerstad kommune | |
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View of Gjerstad from the Gjerstadvatnet | |
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Agder within Norway | |
Gjerstad within Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°53′33″N 08°57′24″E / 58.89250°N 8.95667°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Agder |
| District | Østre Agder |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Gjerstad |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Steinar Pedersen (H) |
| Area | |
• Total | 322.13 km2 (124.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 307.57 km2 (118.75 sq mi) |
| • Water | 14.56 km2 (5.62 sq mi) 4.5% |
| • Rank | #256 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 2,421 |
| • Rank | #260 in Norway |
| • Density | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −2.5% |
| Demonyms | Gjersdøl Gjersdøling |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4211 |
| Website | Official website |
Gjerstad is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional region of Sørlandet, in the southeastern part of the county, along the border with Telemark county. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Gjerstad. Other villages in the municipality include Ausland, Eikeland, Fiane, Gryting, Østerholt, Rød, Sundebru, and Vestøl.
The 322-square-kilometre (124 sq mi) municipality is the 256th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Gjerstad is the 260th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,421. The municipality's population density is 7.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (20/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 2.5% over the previous 10-year period.