It was located in the southwestern part of the present-day Flekkefjord Municipality in Agder county.

It encompassed the Nes peninsula and the island of Hidra (formerly called Hitterø).

[3] The municipality of Flekkefjord landdistrikt was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law).

[4] The name was changed to Nes og Hitterø Municipality in 1864.

Since then, the former municipality is sometimes referred to as Nes og Hidra, using the updated name (even though it was never called this during its existence).