Midhordland

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Midhordland
Midthordland
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Coordinates: 60°17′N05°12′E / 60.283°N 5.200°E / 60.283; 5.200
Country Norway
County Vestland
Region Vestlandet
Commercial Center Bergen
Area
  Total
1,785 km2 (689 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
386 988

Midhordland or Midthordland 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 on 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. [1]

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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

ArmsNameInhabitantsAreaLanguage form
Askoy komm.svg
Askøy 29,553101Neutral
Austevoll komm.svg
Austevoll 5,283117 Nynorsk
Bergen vapen.svg
Bergen 286,930465Neutral
Bjornafjorden komm.svg
Bjørnafjorden 25,213517 Nynorsk
Samnanger komm.svg
Samnanger 2,501269 Nynorsk
Sund komm.svg
Øygarden 39,032315 Nynorsk
Midhordland388,4121,784 Nynorsk, Neutral

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References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Midhordland" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-11-10.