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County | Hordaland | |
Landscape | Midhordland | |
Municipality | NO-1247 | |
Administrative centre | Kleppestø | |
Mayor (2003) | Kari Manger (Ap) | |
Official language form | Neutral | |
Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 386 100 km² 94 km² 0.03 % | |
Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 41 21,522 0.47 % 16.2 % 230/km² | |
Coordinates | Template:Coor dm | |
www.askoy.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/1247) |
Askøy is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The administrative center is in Kleppestø. Askøy is an island, and has one of the fastest growing populations in Norway due to influx of new inhabitants from the mainland after the opening of the Askøy Bridge in 1992.
Municipalities of Hordaland | Missing image Hordaland_vapen.png Hordaland coat of arms |
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Askøy | Austevoll | Austrheim | Bergen | Bømlo | Eidfjord | Etne | Fedje | Fitjar | Fjell | Fusa | Granvin | Jondal | Kvam | Kvinnherad | Lindås | Masfjorden | Meland | Modalen | Odda | Os | Osterøy | Radøy | Samnanger | Stord | Sund | Sveio | Tysnes | Ullensvang | Ulvik | Vaksdal | Voss | Øygarden |