Country Norway County Vest-Agder Municipality Flekkefjord Elevation 76 m Population 630 (2015) | Region Southern Norway District Lister Time zone CET (UTC+01:00) Area 66 ha Local time Thursday 12:13 AM | |
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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 Sørlandet Line 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).
Map of 4438 Sira, Norway
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.