Lyngdal
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| County | Vest-Agder | |
| Landscape | Sørlandet | |
| Municipality | NO-1032 | |
| Administrative centre | Lyngdal | |
| Mayor (2003) | Hans Fredrik Grøvan (KrF) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 240 391 km² 370 km² 0.12 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 139 7,216 0.16 % 5.1 % 20/km² | |
| Coordinates | Template:Coor dm | |
| www.lyngdal.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/1032) | ||
Lyngdal is a municipality and town in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway. It is a coastal municipality, and borders in the south-east on Lindesnes municipality, Audnedal in the north-east, Hægebostad in the north and Kvinesdal and Farsund in the west. Lyngdal declared township on January 1, 2001.
Major sources of revenue are wood processing, agriculture and commerce. Tourism is also central to the community, with the beaches of Kvavik and Rosfjord being popular resorts during the summer.
In 1963, Lyngdal was merged with the municipalities of Austad and Kvås.
The municipality has its name from the river Lygna, which runs through it. The name means Lygna valley.
| Municipalities of Vest-Agder | Missing image Vest-Agder_vapen.png Vest-Agder coat of arms |
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Audnedal | Farsund | Flekkefjord | Hægebostad | Kristiansand | Kvinesdal | Lindesnes | Lyngdal | Mandal | Marnardal | Sirdal | Songdalen | Søgne | Vennesla | Åseral | |