Map of Kristiansand, Norway

Kristiansand is the administrative centre of Agder, Norway, with a population of about 117,237. It lies at 58.1467°N, 7.9956°E. Kristiansand is about 252 km (156 mi) southwest of Oslo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Porsgrunn, 146 km to the northeast.

Kristiansand at a glance

Where is Kristiansand?

• The 5th largest city in Norway by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 6 h 25 min on the shortest day to 18 h 14 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kristiansand

• Porsgrunn — 146 km northeast
• Skien — 151 km northeast
• Sandnes — 153 km northwest
• Stavanger — 160 km northwest
• Aalborg — 167 km southeast, Denmark
• Viborg — 206 km southeast, Denmark
• Haugesund — 211 km northwest
• Herning — 231 km south, Denmark
• Silkeborg — 239 km southeast, Denmark
• Nesttun — 284 km northwest

Largest cities in Norway

• Oslo — 1,082,575
• Bergen — 294,029
• Trondheim — 216,518
• Stavanger — 151,669
• Drammen — 106,013
• Lillestrøm — 89,684
• Sandnes — 85,386
• Fredrikstad — 83,761
• Sandefjord — 64,345
• Asker — 61,906

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.