Midhordland

District in Vestland, Norway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Midhordland[1] is a traditional district in the Vestlandet region of Norway. It consists of the central-west portion of the old Hordaland county (now part of Vestland county), mostly including the islands and coastal fjord areas surrounding (and including) the Bergen Peninsula. It includes the city of Bergen and the surrounding municipalities of Askøy, Austevoll, Bjørnafjorden, Samnanger, and Øygarden. The region is dominated by its largest city, Bergen, which is also the second largest city in the country.[2]

CountryNorway
Commercial CenterBergen
Quick facts Midthordland (unofficial), Country ...
Midhordland
Midthordland (unofficial)[1]
Marstein lighthouse
Marstein lighthouse
Map of Districts and Municipalities in Vestland
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Coordinates: 60°17′N 05°12′E
CountryNorway
CountyVestland
RegionVestlandet
Commercial CenterBergen
Area
  Total
1,785 km2 (689 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
386 988
  Density0.216/km2 (0.560/sq mi)
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There are no administrative functions for this district, it is simply a cultural and historical area. Until 2014, the Church of Norway had a deanery called Midhordland prosti, but that has since been dissolved and its churches transferred to other neighboring deaneries.

Municipalities of Midhordland

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ArmsNameInhabitantsAreaLanguage form
Askøy Municipality29,553101Neutral
Austevoll Municipality5,283117Nynorsk
Bergen Municipality286,930465Neutral
Bjørnafjorden Municipality25,213517Nynorsk
Samnanger Municipality2,501269Nynorsk
Øygarden Municipality39,032315Nynorsk
Midhordland 388,412 1,784 Nynorsk, Neutral
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