Moland Municipality
Moland kommune | |
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Coordinates: 58°32′52″N 08°48′40″E / 58.54778°N 8.81111°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Aust-Agder |
District | Østre Agder |
Established | 1 January 1962 |
• Preceded by | Tvedestrand, Stokken, Austre Moland, and Flosta municipalities |
Disestablished | 1 January 1992 |
• Succeeded by | Arendal Municipality |
Administrative centre | Eydehavn |
Area (upon dissolution)[1] | |
• Total | 127 km2 (49 sq mi) |
Population (1992) | |
• Total | 8,148 |
• Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Demonym | Molending[2] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0918[3] |
Moland is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The 127-square-kilometre (49 sq mi) municipality existed from 1962 until 1992 when it was merged into the present-day municipality of Arendal which is located in what is now Agder county. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Eydehavn which had a population of 6,011 in 1967 and 8,148 in 1992. Other villages in the municipality included Kilsund, Narestø, Saltrød, Brekka, Strengereid, Vatnebu, and Sagene. The municipality consisted of the mainland area to the north and northeast of the town of Arendal plus the islands of Flostaøya and Tverrdalsøya.[1]