Øygarden
Øygarden Municipality
Øygarden kommune | |
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View of the local Blomvåg Church | |
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Vestland within Norway | |
Øygarden within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 60°36′39″N 04°49′29″E / 60.61083°N 4.82472°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Midhordland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Preceded by | Hjelme and Herdla |
| Administrative centre | Straume |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Tom Georg Indrevik (H) |
| Area | |
• Total | 314.50 km2 (121.43 sq mi) |
| • Land | 300.36 km2 (115.97 sq mi) |
| • Water | 14.15 km2 (5.46 sq mi) 4.5% |
| • Rank | #260 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 39,368 |
| • Rank | #27 in Norway |
| • Density | 131.1/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +14.6% |
| Demonym | Øygarding |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4626 |
| Website | Official website |
Øygarden is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is an island municipality located in the traditional district of Midhordland, stretching along the west coast of the county. The village of Straume is the administrative centre of the municipality. Other villages in the municipality include Alveim, Blomvåg, Vikavågen, Ågotnes, Fjell, Foldnes, Knappskog, Knarrevik, Kolltveit, Landro, Sekkingstad, Skogsvåg, Klokkarvik, Tælavåg, Kausland, and Hammarsland.
The municipality consists of a chain of islands to the north and west of the city of Bergen. Øygarden is connected to the mainland by a series of bridges and a single road running across the islands. Some of the major islands include Litlesotra, Store Sotra, Bildøy, Bjorøy, Misje, Turøy, Seløyna, Alvøyna, Ona, Blomøyna, Rongøyna, and Toftøyna.
The 315-square-kilometre (122 sq mi) municipality is the 260th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Øygarden is the 27th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 39,368. The municipality's population density is 131.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (340/sq mi) and its population has increased by 14.6% over the previous 10-year period.