(formerly Christianssand) is a city municipality and the county capital of Vest-Agder county in Southern Norway. Kristiansand municipality is the 5th largest in Norway with a population of 82 562 as of 1 April 2011. The Kristiansand urban area entirely located in the municipality had a population of 67 547 on 1 January 2009 and is thus the 8th largest urban area in Norway.