Tonstad (municipality)

Tonstad is a former municipality that was located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The 361-square-kilometre (139 sq mi) municipality existed from 1905 until 1960. It encompassed the southern part of the present-day municipality of Sirdal. The administrative center of the municipality was the village of Tonstad where Tonstad Church is located.

Tonstad Municipality
Tonstad herred
View of Tonstad in 1948
Vest-Agder within Norway
Tonstad within Vest-Agder
Coordinates: 58°39′51″N 06°42′59″E
CountryNorway
CountyVest-Agder
DistrictLister
Established1 Jan 1905
  Preceded bySirdal Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1960
  Succeeded bySirdal Municipality
Administrative centreTonstad
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total361 km2 (139 sq mi)
Population
 (1960)
  Total651
  Density1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1046
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