Randesund Municipality

Randesund Municipality Randesund herred
Former municipality
Randøsund herred  (historic name)
Vest-Agder within Norway
Randesund within Vest-Agder
Coordinates: 58.1342°N 08.1176°E / 58.1342; 08.1176
Country	Norway
County	Vest-Agder
District	Sørlandet
Established	31 Dec 1893
• Preceded by	Oddernes Municipality
Disestablished	1 Jan 1965
• Succeeded by	Kristiansand Municipality
Administrative centre	Randesund
Government
• Mayor (1963–1965)	Toralv Torsvik
Area  (upon dissolution)
• Total	44.8 km2 (17.3 sq mi)
• Rank	#474 in Norway
Highest elevation	126.6 m (415 ft)
Population  (1964)
• Total	1,606
• Rank	#442 in Norway
• Density	35.8/km2 (93/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	+41.4%
Official language
• Norwegian form	Neutral
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-1011
Data from Statistics Norway

Randesund is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 44.8-square-kilometre (17.3 sq mi) municipality existed from 1893 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now part of Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Randesund where Randesund Church is located. Since 1965, the area of Randesund has been the district of Randesund within the city of Kristiansand.

Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the 44.8-square-kilometre (17.3 sq mi) municipality was the 474th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Randesund Municipality was the 442nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,606. The municipality's population density was 35.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (93/sq mi) and its population had increased by 41.4% over the previous 10-year period.