Vestland
Vestland County
Vestland fylke | |
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Vestland within Norway | |
| Coordinates: 60°55′30″N 6°26′42″E / 60.925°N 6.445°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Western Norway |
| Established | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Preceded by | Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane counties |
| Administrative centre | Bergen |
| Government | |
| • Body | Vestland County Municipality |
| • Governor (2022) | Liv Signe Navarsete (Sp) |
| • County mayor (2020) | Jon Askeland (Sp) |
| Area | |
• Total | 33,871 km2 (13,078 sq mi) |
| • Land | 31,969 km2 (12,343 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,902 km2 (734 sq mi) 5.6% |
| • Rank | #5 in Norway |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 638,821 |
| • Rank | #3 in Norway |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +8.1% |
| Demonym | Vestlending |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-46 |
| Website | Official website |
Vestland is a county in Norway. The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is Bergen, where the executive and political leadership is based. The County Governor is based in Hermansverk. Vestland is one of two counties in Norway that have Nynorsk as their official written language form.
Vestland was created on 1 January 2020, when the former counties of Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane were merged.