Official Name: | Akkerhaugen |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Telemark#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Telemark |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Aust-Telemark |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Midt-Telemark Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.64 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 378 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 3812 Akkerhaugen |
Coordinates: | 59.3951°N 9.2513°W |
Elevation M: | 56 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Akkerhaugen is a village in Midt-Telemark Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the mouth of the river Sauarelva where it empties into the north end of the large lake Norsjø. The village of Sauherad lies about to the north, the village of Nordagutu lies about to the northeast, and the village of Gvarv is located about to the west.[2]
The 0.64km2 village had a population (2012) of 378 and a population density of . Since 2012, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway.[3]
The village was the administrative centre of the former municipality of Sauherad which existed from 1838 until 2020.
The Sørlandsbanen railway line runs through the village. Akkerhaugen is also the location of Norsjø ferieland.