Editing Lyngdal (section)

{{short description|Municipality in Agder, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Lyngdal
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = LyngdalKirke.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the [[Lyngdal Church (Vest-Agder)|Lyngdal Church]]
|idnumber               = 4225
|county                 = Agder
|district               = [[Lister Region|Lister]]
|capital                = [[Alleen]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Lyngdøl
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Lyngdal komm.svg
|flag                   = Flag of Lyngdal.png
|webpage                = www.lyngdal.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Unni Nilsen Husøy
|mayor_party            = [[Progress Party (Norway)|FrP]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 177
|area_total_km2         = 642.81
|area_land_km2          = 606.14
|area_water_km2         = 36.67
|area_water_percent     = 5.7
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 107
|population_total       = 10751
|population_density_km2 = 17.7
|population_increase    = 10.4
|coordinates            = {{coord|58|10|09|N|07|03|21|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6449215 |utm_easting = 0385650 |geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

{{Audio|Lyngdal.ogg|'''Lyngdal'''}} is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Agder]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Lister Region|Lister]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the town of [[Alleen]]. Some of the main villages in Lyngdal include [[Austad, Lyngdal|Austad]], [[Byremo]], [[Fleseland]], [[Hæåk]], [[Konsmo]], [[Korshamn]], [[Kvås]], [[Skomrak]], [[Svenevik]], and [[Vivlemo]].

The municipal economy centers around [[wood processing]], [[agriculture]], and [[commerce]]. [[Tourism]] is also central to the community, with the beaches along the [[Lyngdalsfjorden]] and [[Rosfjorden]] being popular resorts during the summer.

The {{convert|643|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 177th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Lyngdal is the 107th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 10,751. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|17.7|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 10.4% 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>