Birkenes
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| County | Aust-Agder | |
| District | ||
| Municipality | ||
| Administrative centre | Birkeland | |
| Mayor (2004) | Harald Vestøl (H) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | 674 Square kilometre>km² 630 km² 0.21 % | |
| Population - Total (as of 2004>2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 220 4,339 0.09 % 7.0 % 7/km² | |
| Coordinates | ||
| [www.birkenes.kommune.no] [Data from Statistics Norway] | ||
The municipality is bounded by Kristiansand and Vennesla municipalities in Vest-Agder and Iveland, Evje og Hornnes, Froland, Grimstad and Lillesand municipalities in Aust-Adger.
Birkeland is the municipality center and about half of the municipality residents live here. Birkeland is 30-kilometers from Kristiansand and 13-kilometers from Lillesand.
Economy
Agriculture and timbering are important sources of employment, but the municipality also has small industry with about 400 different work sites. The largest enterprise is Owens Corning with approximately 180 employees. Other larger businesses include Uldal Vinduer og Dører, Foss Bad, Scanflex, KOAB Industrier, and Birkeland Trykkeri.The Sørlandsbanen provides rail service at Herefoss station.
External links
| Municipalities of Aust-Agder |
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| Arendal | Birkenes | Bygland | Bykle | Evje og Hornnes | Froland | Gjerstad | Grimstad | Iveland | Lillesand | Risør | Tvedestrand | Valle | Vegårshei | Åmli | |
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