Austevoll Municipality
Austevoll Municipality
Austevoll kommune | |
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| Austevold herred (historic name) Østervold herred (historic name) | |
Bekkjarvik harbour | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Vestland within Norway | |
Austevoll within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 60°02′16″N 05°16′06″E / 60.03778°N 5.26833°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Midhordland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1886 |
| • Preceded by | Sund Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Storebø |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Bente Kari Sletten Taranger (H) |
| Area | |
• Total | 117.23 km2 (45.26 sq mi) |
| • Land | 114.28 km2 (44.12 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi) 2.5% |
| • Rank | #324 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 243.42 m (798.6 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 5,437 |
| • Rank | #176 in Norway |
| • Density | 46.4/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +7.6% |
| Demonym | Austevolling |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4625 |
| Website | Official website |
Austevoll is a municipality and an archipelago in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Midhordland in Western Norway. The administrative centre is the village of Storebø on the island of Huftarøy. Other villages in the municipality include Årland, Austevollshella, Bakkasund, Bekkjarvik, Birkeland, Haukanes, Husavik, Kolbeinsvik, Otterå, Våge, and Vinnes.
The municipality consists of hundreds of islands located southwest of the city of Bergen. The municipality is considered to be among the ports in the world with the largest ocean-going fishing trawler fleet. Since the 1980s, the offshore oil industry and fish farming industry have both grown to be important industries in Austevoll.
The 117.23-square-kilometre (45.26 sq mi) municipality is the 324th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Austevoll Municipality is the 176th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,437. The municipality's population density is 46.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (120/sq mi) and its population has increased by 7.6% over the previous 10-year period.