Bjørnafjorden (municipality)
Bjørnafjorden Municipality
Bjørnafjorden kommune | |
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View of Os in Bjørnafjorden | |
Vestland within Norway | |
Bjørnafjorden within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 60°11′44″N 5°37′20″E / 60.19547°N 5.62225°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Midhordland |
| Established | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Preceded by | Fusa and Os |
| Administrative centre | Osøyro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Terje Søviknes (FrP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 517.40 km2 (199.77 sq mi) |
| • Land | 487.22 km2 (188.12 sq mi) |
| • Water | 30.18 km2 (11.65 sq mi) 5.8% |
| • Rank | #205 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 25,596 |
| • Rank | #47 in Norway |
| • Density | 52.5/km2 (136/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +16.6% |
| Demonym | Bjørnafjording |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4624 |
| Website | Official website |
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Bjørnafjorden is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Midhordland region of the county. The administrative centre of Bjørnafjorden is the village of Osøyro. Other villages in the municipality include Eikelandsosen, Fusa, Holdhus, Holmefjord, Vinnes, Strandvik, Sundvord, Hagavik, Halhjem, Søfteland, Søre Øyane, and Søvik.
The 517-square-kilometre (200 sq mi) municipality is the 205th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bjørnafjorden is the 47th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 25,596. The municipality's population density is 52.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (136/sq mi) and its population has increased by 16.6% over the previous 10-year period.