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{{short description|Municipality in Agder, Norway}} {{Other uses}} {{Infobox kommune |name = Gjerstad |native_name = |native_name_lang = |other_name = |former_name = |idnumber = 4211 |image_skyline = Gjerstadvatnet 1.jpg |image_caption = View of [[Gjerstad (village)|Gjerstad]] from the [[Gjerstadvatnet]] |county = Agder |district = Østre Agder |capital = [[Gjerstad (village)|Gjerstad]] |established = 1 Jan 1838 |preceded = none |demonyms = Gjersdøl<br />Gjersdøling |language = Neutral |coatofarms = Gjerstad komm.svg |webpage = www.gjerstad.kommune.no |mayor = Steinar Pedersen |mayor_party = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]] |mayor_as_of = 2023 |area_rank = 256 |area_total_km2 = 322.13 |area_land_km2 = 307.57 |area_water_km2 = 14.56 |area_water_percent = 4.5 |population_as_of = 2023 |population_rank = 260 |population_total = 2421 |population_density_km2 = 7.9 |population_increase = -2.5 |coordinates = {{coord|58|53|33|N|08|57|24|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}} |utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6528095 |utm_easting = 0497503 | geo_cat = adm2nd }} '''Gjerstad''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Agder]] [[counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Districts of Norway|traditional region]] of [[Sørlandet]], in the southeastern part of the county, along the border with [[Telemark]] county.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gjerstad municipality |url=http://www.gonorway.com/norway/counties/aust-agder/gjerstad/7635ea2479a1220/index.html |access-date=February 5, 2016 |publisher=gonorway.com}}</ref> The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Gjerstad (village)|Gjerstad]]. Other villages in the municipality include [[Ausland, Norway|Ausland]], [[Eikeland]], [[Fiane, Gjerstad|Fiane]], [[Gryting]], [[Østerholt]], [[Rød, Gjerstad|Rød]], [[Sundebru]], and [[Vestøl, Aust-Agder|Vestøl]]. The {{convert|322|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 256th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Gjerstad is the 260th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,421. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|7.9|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 2.5% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
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