Sira, Norway

Sira
Village

View of the village church
Sira
Sira

Location of the village

Coordinates: 58°25′13″N 06°39′46″E / 58.42028°N 6.66278°E / 58.42028; 6.66278Coordinates: 58°25′13″N 06°39′46″E / 58.42028°N 6.66278°E / 58.42028; 6.66278
Country Norway
Region Southern Norway
County Vest-Agder
District Lister
Municipality Flekkefjord
Area[1]
  Total 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 76 m (249 ft)
Population (2015)[1]
  Total 630
  Density 955/km2 (2,470/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 4438 Sira

Sira is a village in Flekkefjord municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The village is located immediately east of the county border of Vest-Agder and Rogaland. The European route E39 highway passes by the village and the Sørlandsbanen railway runs right through the village, stopping at Sira Station. The 0.66-square-kilometre (160-acre) village has a population (2015) of 630, giving the village a population density of 955 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,470/sq mi).[1]

Sira lies along the Sira River, just south of the lake Sirdalsvatnet. The river and lake are both a part of the Sira-Kvina hydropower system. Sira was the administrative centre of the former municipality of Bakke which was dissolved and merged into Flekkefjord in 1965. Bakke Church lies at the southern end of the village.[3]

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