Nordhordland
Nordhordland is a traditional district in the western part of Norway. The district consists of the northern portion of the old Hordaland county (now part of Vestland county), north of the city of Bergen. It includes the municipalities of Alver, Austrheim, Fedje, Masfjorden, Modalen, Osterøy, and Vaksdal. The district roughly corresponds to the Nordhordland prosti, a Church of Norway deanery. Historically, Gulen Municipality to the north was included in the district.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Nordhordland
- Settlement.settlement_type
- District
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Mo 2.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Mo in Modalen
- Settlement.seat_type
- Commercial Center
- Settlement.seat
- Knarvik
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 2686
- Settlement.population_total
- 47731
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2025
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Norway
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Nordhordland is a traditional district in the western part of Norway. The district consists of the northern portion of the old Hordaland county (now part of Vestland county), north of the city of Bergen. It includes the municipalities of Alver, Austrheim, Fedje, Masfjorden, Modalen, Osterøy, and Vaksdal. The district roughly corresponds to the Nordhordland prosti, a Church of Norway deanery. Historically, Gulen Municipality to the north was included in the district.
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