Østre Agder


Østre Agder is a district or region in Agder county in southern Norway. The district covers the eastern, coastal areas of the county including the eight municipalities of Arendal, Tvedestrand, Risør, Grimstad, Gjerstad, Vegårshei, Åmli, and Froland. The city of Arendal is the largest city in the region. Other cities in the district include Tvedestrand, Grimstad, and Risør. This region is bounded by Telemark county to the north, by the Setesdal region to the northwest, and by the Kristiansand Region to the southwest.
Østre Agder has about 92,400 residents in its area. The Aust-Agder District Court is the court system that covers all of Østre Agder. The district includes all of the Church of Norway deaneries of Aust-Nedenes prosti and Arendal prosti as well as a part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti.

Municipalities

The Østre Agder Region includes the following municipalities:
Nr.MapNameCoat-of-armsAdm. centerPopulationArea
km²		LanguageLocation
0901RisørRisør6,936NeutralCoast
0904GrimstadGrimstad22,692BokmålCoast
0906ArendalArendal44,576BokmålCoast
0911GjerstadGjerstad2,511NeutralInland
0912VegårsheiMyra2,104NeutralInland
0914TvedestrandTvedestrand6,051BokmålCoast
0919FrolandBlakstad5,713NeutralInland
0929ÅmliÅmli1,856NynorskInland