Living in Kristiansand

Kristiansand

Welcome to Kristiansand, the administrative, business and cultural capital of South Norway, Sørlandet. Kristiansand is a modern city with a pronounced renaissance profile, right in the middle of what the international media have named "the coolest riviera".

Mini-facts about Kristiansand

  • Population: 80,109 (1.1.09)
  • Education: 25 per cent have university and/or college degrees
  • Home ownership: 43 per cent live in privately owned houses

Area

  • Total 277 km sq
  • Populated 36 km sq
  • Agricultural 10 km sq
  • Productive forests 150 km sq
  • Lakes 15 km sq
  • Inhabitants per km sq 258

Figures on Kristiansand from Statistics Norway.

A map of Kristiansand can be found here.

Read more about Kristiansand here.

Published by Einar Meier <Einar.MeierSPAMFILTER@uia.no> 30/03/2010
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