Sirdal - Definition and Overview

The municipality Sirdal in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway, has 1,762 inhabitants as of January 1, 2004. It is the result of the 1964 merge of Øvre Sirdal, Tonstad, and Haugomgrenda municipalities.

Lying inland, Sirdal borders on Aust-Agder county to the north east and Rogaland to the west. To the south it borders on the municipality of Flekkefjord, and to the east on Kvinesdal. Sirdal is the largest area municipality in Vest-Agder.

Among notable persons from Sirdal is World Cup woman biathlete Linda Tjørhom.