Øygarden Municipality
Øygarden Municipality
Øygarden kommune | |
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View of the local Blomvåg Church | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
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 Municipality and Herdla Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Straume |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Tom Georg Indrevik (H) |
| Area | |
• Total | 314.52 km2 (121.44 sq mi) |
| • Land | 300.38 km2 (115.98 sq mi) |
| • Water | 14.14 km2 (5.46 sq mi) 4.5% |
| • Rank | #260 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 340.85 m (1,118.3 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 40,105 |
| • Rank | #27 in Norway |
| • Density | 127.5/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +13% |
| 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 Alvheim, Blomvåg, Vikavågen, Ågotnes, Fjell, Foldnes, Knappskog, Knarrvika, Kolltveit, Landro, Sekkingstad, Skogsvågen, 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.
The 314.52-square-kilometre (121.44 sq mi) municipality is the 260th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Øygarden Municipality is the 27th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 40,105. The municipality's population density is 127.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (330/sq mi) and its population has increased by 13% over the previous 10-year period.