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Songdalen Municipality

Songdalen is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 216-square-kilometre (83 sq mi) municipality existed from 1964 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Nodeland. Other villages in the municipality included Brennåsen, Finsland, Kilen, Nodelandsheia, and Volleberg. The Sørlandsbanen railway line ran through the municipality, stopping at Nodeland Station. The European route E39 highway also ran through the southern part of the municipality.
Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 215.85-square-kilometre (83.34 sq mi) municipality was the 323rd largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Songdalen Municipality was the 158th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 6,706. The municipality's population density was 32.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (84/sq mi) and its population had increased by 15.5% over the previous 10-year period.