Municipalities
On 1 January 1838, all the counties were divided into local administrative units each with their own governments (see formannskapsdistrikt). The number and borders of these municipalities were based on the parishes of the Church of Norway. Over time the number and locations of these have changed, and at present there are 15 municipalities in Vest-Agder. The municipality of Åseral was part of the neighboring county of Nedenes until 1880, when it was moved to Vest-Agder.
| Rank | Name | Inhabitants | Area km² |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70001000000000000001 | Kristiansand | 700481295000000000081,295 | 7002261000000000000261 |
| 70002000000000000002 | Mandal | 700414696000000000014,696 | 7002212000000000000212 |
| 70003000000000000003 | Vennesla | 700413116000000000013,116 | 7002363000000000000363 |
| 70004000000000000004 | Søgne | 700410509000000000010,509 | 7002144000000000000144 |
| 70005000000000000005 | Farsund | 70039310000000000009,310 | 7002252000000000000252 |
| 70006000000000000006 | Flekkefjord | 70039003000000000009,003 | 7002482000000000000482 |
| 70007000000000000007 | Lyngdal | 70037739000000000007,739 | 7002372000000000000372 |
| 70008000000000000008 | Songdalen | 70035940000000000005,940 | 7002207000000000000207 |
| 70009000000000000009 | Kvinesdal | 70035776000000000005,776 | 7002893000000000000893 |
| 700110000000000000010 | Lindesnes | 70034661000000000004,661 | 7002299000000000000299 |
| 700111000000000000011 | Marnardal | 70032231000000000002,231 | 7002379000000000000379 |
| 700112000000000000012 | Sirdal | 70031790000000000001,790 | 70031555000000000001,555 |
| 700113000000000000013 | Audnedal | 70031670000000000001,670 | 7002251000000000000251 |
| 700114000000000000014 | Hægebostad | 70031624000000000001,624 | 7002426000000000000426 |
| 700115000000000000015 | Åseral | 7002917000000000000917 | 7002801000000000000801 |
| Total | Vest-Agder | 7005170377000000000170,377 | 70037281000000000007,281 |
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