Kilsund Explained

Official Name:Kilsund
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Agder#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Southern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Agder
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Østre Agder
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Arendal
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.93
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:717
Population Density Km2:771
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:4920 Staubø
Coordinates:58.5532°N 8.9769°W
Elevation M:26
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Kilsund is a village in Arendal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the island of Tverrdalsøya, although the village has grown over the bridge onto the nearby island of Flostaøya a short distance to the south. The village lies about northeast of the village of Strengereid, about northeast of the village of Eydehavn, about northeast of the town of Arendal, and about south of the town of Tvedestrand. Kilsund has two small villages located just to the north and east: Staubø and Holmsund.[2]

The 0.93km2 village has a population (2016) of 717 which gives the village a population density of .[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kilsund, Arendal (Aust-Agder). yr.no. 2017-12-05.
  2. Encyclopedia: Kilsund. Geir. Thorsnæs. 2017-12-05. 2016-01-14. Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.. 1 January 2016. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå.