City profile · Norway · Europe
Kristiansand
Agder · Norway
City population
117,237
#5
in Norway
#1
in Agder
#4,903
worldwide
58.147, 7.996 · 252 km from Oslo
About Kristiansand
Kristiansand is a city in Agder, Norway with a population of 117,237. It is the 5th largest of the 40 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Norway, and the 4,903rd largest worldwide. It lies 252 km from Oslo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Agder
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
12 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Oslo
Coordinates
58.147, 7.996
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 40 in NorwayClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.