Vegårshei
Vegårshei Municipality
Vegårshei kommune | |
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| Vegaardsheien herred (historic name) | |
View of the lake Vegår | |
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Agder within Norway | |
Vegårshei within Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°46′32″N 08°49′56″E / 58.77556°N 8.83222°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Myra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Kjetil Torp (KrF) |
| Area | |
• Total | 355.67 km2 (137.32 sq mi) |
| • Land | 321.76 km2 (124.23 sq mi) |
| • Water | 33.89 km2 (13.09 sq mi) 9.5% |
| • Rank | #249 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 2,143 |
| • Rank | #272 in Norway |
| • Density | 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +7.9% |
| Demonym | Vegårsheiing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4212 |
| Website | Official website |
Vegårshei is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative center is the village of Myra. Other villages in Vegårshei include Mo and Ubergsmoen.
The 356-square-kilometre (137 sq mi) municipality is the 249th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vegårshei is the 272nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,143. The municipality's population density is 6.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (17/sq mi) and its population has increased by 7.9% over the previous 10-year period.