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Midhordland

FieldValue
official_nameMidhordland
other_nameMidthordland
settlement_typeDistrict
image_skylineMarstein lighthouse.JPG
image_captionMarstein lighthouse
image_mapVestland.png
map_captionMap of Districts and Municipalities in Vestland
seat_typeCommercial Center
seatBergen
area_total_km21785
population_total386 988
population_as_of2021
population_density_km2auto
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNorway
subdivision_type1County
subdivision_name1Vestland
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Vestlandet
coordinates

Midhordland 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.

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

ArmsNameInhabitantsAreaLanguage formMidhordland388,4121,784Nynorsk, Neutral
[[File:Askøy komm.svgcenter20px]]Askøy Municipality29,553101Neutral
[[File:Austevoll komm.svgcenter20px]]Austevoll Municipality5,283117Nynorsk
[[File:Bergen våpen.svgcenter25px]]Bergen Municipality286,930465Neutral
[[File:Bjørnafjorden komm.svgcenter20px]]Bjørnafjorden Municipality25,213517Nynorsk
[[File:Samnanger komm.svgcenter20px]]Samnanger Municipality2,501269Nynorsk
[[File:Øygarden komm 2020.svgcenter20px]]Øygarden Municipality39,032315Nynorsk

Geography

  • Tallest mountain is the 1299.1 m tall Tveitakvitingen in Bjørnafjorden Municipality
  • Largest lake by area is the 5.3 km2 Skogseidvatnet in Bjørnafjorden Municipality
  • Largest island by area is the 178.6 km2 Sotra in Øygarden Municipality

References

References

  1. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
  2. {{Cite SNL. Midhordland. Midhordland. 2025-12-21. Thorsnæs. Geir. 2024-11-25
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