Askøy Municipality

Askøy is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island municipality is located in the Midhordland district of the county, sitting in a large group of islands immediately northwest of the city of Bergen, which is the country's second most populous. The administrative centre of the municipality is the urban village of Kleppestø on the southeastern shore of the island of Askøy. The urban area of Askøy is located in the southern part of the municipality. Some notable villages in the municipality include Abbedisso, Hanevik, and Skjelvika.

The 101-square-kilometre (39 sq mi) municipality is the 329th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Askøy Municipality is the 36th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 30,377. The municipality's population density is 300.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (778/sq mi) and its population has increased by 10.2% over the previous 10 years. Since the opening of the Askøy Bridge connecting it to the mainland of Bergen Municipality in 1992, the population has increased rapidly. Its population growth is among the highest in Norway. Most of the population growth is due to migration from Bergen and the surrounding districts of Nordhordland and Midhordland.