Midhordland

Midhordland Midthordland
District
Marstein lighthouse
Map of Districts and Municipalities in Hordaland   Nordhordland   Midhordland   Sunnhordland   Hardanger   Voss
Coordinates: 60°17′N 05°12′E / 60.283°N 5.200°E / 60.283; 5.200Coordinates: 60°17′N 05°12′E / 60.283°N 5.200°E / 60.283; 5.200
Country	Norway
County	Hordaland
Region	Vestlandet
Adm. Center	Bergen
Area
• Total	1,785 km2 (689 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	339,240
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)

Midhordland or Midthordland is a traditional district in the Vestlandet region of Norway. It consists of the central-west portion of Hordaland 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, Fjell, Fusa, Os, Samnanger, Sund, and Øygarden. The region is dominated by its largest city, Bergen, which is also the second largest city in the country.^[1]

There is no administrative functions for this district, it is simply a cultural and historical area. Until 2014, the Church of Norway had a deanery for Midhordland, but that has since been dissolved and its churches transferred to other neighboring deaneries.

Municipalities of Midhordland

Arms	Name	Innhabitants	Area	Mayor	Party	Municipal code	Language form
	Askøy	24,875	100	Terje Mathiassen	A	1247	Neutral
	Austevoll	4,503	117	Morten Storebø	H	1244	Nynorsk
	Bergen	267,950	465	Marte Mjøs Persen	A	1201	Neutral
	Fjell	21,744	148	Marianne Sandahl Bjorøy	A	1246	Nynorsk
	Fusa	3,822	378	Atle Kvåle	A	1241	Nynorsk
	Os	16,590	140	Terje Søviknes	Frp	1243	Nynorsk
	Samnanger	2,362	269	Knut Harald Frøland	B	1242	Nynorsk
	Sund	6,069	100	Kari-Anne Landro	Høyre	1245	Nynorsk
	Øygarden	4,235	66	Børge Haugetun	Tvl	1259	Nynorsk

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