Mandal is a town in Lindesnes municipality in Agder county, Norway. Mandal is the fourth largest town in Agder as well as the administrative centre of Lindesnes municipality. It is located at the mouth of the river Mandalselva at the southern end of the Mandalen valley. The 6.63-square-kilometre town has a population of 11,053 and a population density of 1,667 inhabitants per square kilometre. In Norway, Mandal is considered a by which can be translated as either a "town" or "city" in English.
The town lies along the European route E39 highway, about 40 kilometres southwest of the town of Kristiansand and about 60 kilometres southeast of the town of Flekkefjord. Mandal has a few suburban villages lying just outside its borders such as Ime immediately to the east and Sånum to the southwest. The village of Krossen lies about 10 kilometres to the north, along the Mandalselva river.
