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30-465: The 304-square-kilometre (117 sq mi) municipality is the 263rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bamble is the 87th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 14,172. The municipality's population density is 50.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (130/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.3% over the previous 10-year period. The parish of Bamble

60-522: A building that hosts outdoor concerts every weekend the whole summer. Artists like Bob Dylan , A-ha , Elton John and Little Richard have played in Wrightegaarden. Langesund marks the border between Ytre Oslofjord and Skagerrak . Langesund became its own customs center in 1570, and in the 1580s was considered the country's largest export port for timber, with a lot of shipping traffic particularly from Dutch schooners. The Dutch also worked on

90-573: A fast pace. Cities with high population densities are, by some, considered to be overpopulated, though this will depend on factors like quality of housing and infrastructure and access to resources. Very densely populated cities are mostly in Asia (particularly Southeast Asia ); Africa's Lagos , Kinshasa , and Cairo ; South America's Bogotá , Lima , and São Paulo ; and Mexico City and Saint Petersburg also fall into this category. City population and especially area are, however, heavily dependent on

120-544: A high urbanization level, with an economically specialized city population drawing also on rural resources outside the area, illustrating the difference between high population density and overpopulation . Deserts have very limited potential for growing crops as there is not enough rain to support them. Thus, their population density is generally low. However, some cities in the Middle East, such as Dubai , have been increasing in population and infrastructure growth at

150-599: A large salt factory that King Christian IV had built on Langøya in 1602 to refine imported salt. In the early days, Langesund was one of the most important shipping towns in Norway . In 1765, the growing village was granted rights as a ladested (town status). At the end of the 17th century, large shipbuilding was started. As the timber trade fell away, shipbuilding and shipping became the town's main industries. Peter Wessel Tordenskiold had one of his ships built in Langesund,

180-502: A little less than the land area of Puerto Rico , 8,868 square kilometres (3,424 sq mi). Although the arithmetic density is the most common way of measuring population density, several other methods have been developed to provide alternative measures of population density over a specific area. Langesund Langesund is the administrative centre of Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway . The town

210-608: Is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Telemark District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal . The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Bamble is made up of 33 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayors ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Bamble (incomplete list): Bamble

240-502: Is twinned with: Population density Population density (in agriculture : standing stock or plant density ) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans , but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term. Population density is population divided by total land area , sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This

270-482: Is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometer" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, areas of water or glaciers. Commonly this is calculated for a county , city , country , another territory or

300-671: Is located along the Skaggerak coast in southeastern Norway. The village is located on the west side of the Frierfjorden and Langesundsfjorden and to the northeast of the Fossingfjorden . The southeastern tip of the large lake Toke is located in northwestern Bamble. The European route E18 highway runs through Bamble, crossing into Porsgrunn Municipality via the Grenland Bridge . The Brevik Bridge also crosses

330-522: Is located on a peninsula along the Langesundsfjorden near the Skaggerak coast. The town of Stathelle lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the northwest. The 0.88-square-kilometre (220-acre) town was established as a ladested in 1765 and on 1 January 1838 it became a self-governing municipality. In 1964, it became part of Bamble Municipality . For a long time, Langesund and neighboring Stathelle have been grouped together as part of

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360-578: Is possible to visit the remains of the old Coastal Fortress on Langesundstangen on the extreme end of the Langesund peninsula. The fort was established during the Second World War by Nazi Germany and later used by the Norwegian Coastal Artillery and Home Guard until 1993. Langesund is one of the most celebrated summer towns in Norway because of the large number of sunny days. It is also well known for Wrightegaarden,

390-530: Is taken into account, then human population density is 53/km (140/sq mi). This includes all continental and island land area, including Antarctica . However, if Antarctica is excluded, then population density rises to over 58 per square kilometre (150/sq mi). The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has developed a suite of (open and free) data and tools named the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) to improve

420-760: Is the Langøytangen Lighthouse , a lighthouse placed on the peak of Langøya , a kilometre-long island right outside of Langesund. The island group east of the town are called Arøya . A short walk outside of the town centre, facing the Skagerrak strait, lies the decommissioned military fort known as Tangen Fortress . Mathematician Atle Selberg , musician Vidar Busk , Norwegian-American Lutheran theologian Marcus Olaus Bockman and Instagram influencer Jens Kulås were all born in Langesund. Artists like Vidar Busk and Stephen Ackels are originally from Langesund. The concertplace Wrightegaarden

450-548: The Løvendals Gallej . It was known as Longsound in English during the 1800s. The town is Langesund which means "the long strait". The first element is lang which means "long". The last element is sund which means " strait " or " sound ". The town of Langesund was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1878, the island of Langøya, just off shore from

480-743: The Porsgrunn/Skien metropolitan area and because of this, the population and area data for this town has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway . What is tracked, is the portion of the metropolitan area located in Bamble Municipality . In 2022, the Langesund/Stathelle area in Bamble measured 6.34 square kilometres (1,570 acres) and together they had a population of 10,276 with a population density of 1,622 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,200/sq mi). It

510-502: The entire world . The world's population is around 8,000,000,000 and the Earth 's total area (including land and water) is 510,000,000 km (200,000,000 sq mi). Therefore, the worldwide human population density is approximately 8,000,000,000 ÷ 510,000,000 = 16/km (41/sq mi). However, if only the Earth's land area of 150,000,000 km (58,000,000 sq mi)

540-464: The 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1964, the town of Stathelle (population: 724) and the town of Langesund (population: 2,281) were both merged with the surrounding rural municipality of Bamble (population: 5,237) to form a new, larger Bamble Municipality. The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after

570-640: The Frierfjorden, a short distance east of the Grenland Bridge. The Langøytangen Lighthouse is located near the town of Langesund . Bamble, lying at the southern tip of the Kongsberg-Bamble geological formation , also has a unique geology that has been extensively researched by geologists such as W. C. Brøgger . It exhibits a high grade gneiss terrane characterized by metasomatism . As such there have been many mines operating in

600-513: The area, most notably the Ødegården Verk apatite mines and the nickel mines in Nystein. All municipalities in Norway are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor

630-547: The definition of "urban area" used: densities are almost invariably higher for the center only than when suburban settlements and intervening rural areas are included, as in the agglomeration or metropolitan area (the latter sometimes including neighboring cities). In comparison, based on a world population of 8 billion, the world's inhabitants, if conceptualized as a loose crowd occupying just under 1 m (10 sq ft) per person (cf. Jacobs Method ), would occupy an area of 8,000 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi)

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660-592: The municipality of Bamble. It is part of the Bamble prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark . Bamble Church ( Bamble kirke ) is located along the European route E18 highway, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the south of the Grenland Bridge . It is a wooden cruciform church which was built in 1845. The church is located next to the ruins of Olav Church which dated to around 1145. The municipality

690-454: The nearby town of Stathelle (population: 724) and the surrounding rural municipality of Bamble (population: 5,237) to form a new, larger Bamble Municipality . While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, unemployment , social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads . During its existence, this municipality

720-450: The old Bamle farm ( Old Norse : Bamblar ). The meaning of the name is unknown. It is possible that the name is the plural form derived from the word bembel which means " belly ". In this case, it was likely referring to a round hill or mountain. Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Bamle . On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Bamble . The coat of arms

750-568: The science for policy support to the European Commission Directorate Generals and Services and as support to the United Nations system. Several of the most densely populated territories in the world are city-states , microstates and urban dependencies . In fact, 95% of the world's population is concentrated on just 10% of the world's land. These territories have a relatively small area and

780-410: The town (population: 22) was transferred from the neighboring rural municipality of Bamble to the town of Langesund. In 1949, the town was enlarged by annexing an adjacent area of Bamble Municipality (population: 127). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1964, the town of Langesund (population: 2,281) was merged with

810-476: The town Stathelle which used them from 1954 until 1964 when it became part of Bamble. The blue color in the field symbolizes the importance of the sea for this coastal municipality. Sailing and fishing have always been of great importance for the area, and a ship's wheel was thus an appropriate symbol. The arms were designed by Svein J. Haugholt. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. The Church of Norway has three parishes ( sokn ) within

840-399: Was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1878, the island of Langøya (population: 22), just off shore from the town of Langesund , was transferred from the rural municipality of Bamble to the town of Langesund. In 1949, the town of Langesund was again enlarged by annexing an adjacent area of Bamble municipality (population: 127). During

870-400: Was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipal council (Bystyre) of Langesund was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party . The best-known landmark in Langesund

900-409: Was granted on 12 December 1986. The official blazon is " Azure , a ship's wheel Or " ( Norwegian : I blått et gull skipsratt ). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a ship's wheel . The charge has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The arms are nearly identical to the former arms of

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