Bjorøy
Location of the island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Vestland, Norway |
| Coordinates | 60°18′50″N 5°10′27″E / 60.3140°N 5.1742°E |
| Area | 4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Norway | |
| County | Vestland |
| Municipality | Øygarden |
Bjorøyna or Bjorøy is an island in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 4.1-square-kilometre (1.6 sq mi) island is located south of the island of Litlesotra, west of the Bergen Peninsula, north of the island of Tyssøyna, and east of the island of Sotra.
Bjorøy is connected to the mainland city of Bergen by a subsea road tunnel called the Bjorøy Tunnel. Bjorøyis also connected to the small island of Tyssøy in the neighboring Sund municipality by a bridge. Bjorøy has 878 inhabitants (September 2012), and several hundred vacation cabins.