Barbu Municipality

Barbu Municipality Barbu kommune
Former municipality
View of Barbu
Aust-Agder within Norway
Barbu within Aust-Agder
Coordinates: 58°27′59″N 08°46′41″E
Country	Norway
County	Aust-Agder
District	Østre Agder
Established	1 Jan 1878
• Preceded by	Østre Moland Municipality
Disestablished	1 Jan 1902
• Succeeded by	Arendal Municipality
Administrative centre	Barbu
Government
• Mayor (1896–1901)	O. Johnsen
Area  (upon dissolution)
• Total	15.3 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
Highest elevation	114 m (374 ft)
Population  (1902)
• Total	6,787
• Density	444/km2 (1,150/sq mi)
Demonym	Barbufolk
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-0990
Data from Statistics Norway

Barbu is a former municipality in the old Nedenes county, Norway. The 15.3-square-kilometre (5.9 sq mi) municipality existed from 1878 until its dissolution in 1902. The area is now part of Arendal Municipality in the traditional district of Østre Agder in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Barbu near the location of Barbu Church. Today the village of Barbu is a borough at the head of the Galtesundet strait within the town of Arendal. Barbu is also a parish (sogn) in the Arendal prosti (deanery) within the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.