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Aust-Agder is a county ''(fylke)'' in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is . The administrative center of the county is in Arendal. The county, which is located at the Skagerrak coast, extends from Gjernestangen at Risør to Kvåsefjorden at Lillesand. The inner parts of the area includes Setesdalsheiene and Austheiene. The majority of the population live near the coast; about 78% of the county's inhabitants live in the five coastal municipalities Arendal, Grimstad, Lillesand, Tvedestrand and Risør. The rest of the county is sparsely populated. Tourism is important, as Arendal and the other coastal towns are popular attractions. The county includes the islands of Tromøy, Justøya, and Sandøya. The interior of the county encompasses the traditional district of Setesdal, through which the Otra river flows to the coast. ==Name== The meaning of the name is "(the) eastern (part of) Agder", since the word ''aust'' is the nynorsk form of "east". ''(see also: the name of Vest-Agder county)''. Until 1919, the name of the county was ''Nedenes amt''. The amt was named after the old ''Nedenes'' farm (Norse ''Niðarnes''), since this was the seat of the ''amtmann'' (County Governor). The first element is the genitive case of the river name ''Nið'' (now called the Nidelva) and the last element is ''nes'' which means "headland". The meaning of the river name is unknown. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aust-Agder」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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