Sunnhordland
Sign in to saveSunnhordland is a traditional district in the western region of Norway. The district consists of the southern coastal regions of the old Hordaland county (now part of Vestland county). It includes the areas that surround the mouth of the Hardangerfjorden and the surrounding islands. The municipalities of Sveio, Etne, Stord, Bømlo, Fitjar, Kvinnherad, and Tysnes (and sometimes Austevoll) make up the district of Sunnhordaland. The regional centre of this district is the town of Leirvik in Stord Municipality.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sunnhordland
- Settlement.settlement_type
- District
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Espevaer Harbour.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Espevær in Bømlo Municipality
- Settlement.image_map
- Vestland.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Districts of Vestland:
- Settlement.seat_type
- Commercial Center
- Settlement.seat
- Stord
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 2860
- Settlement.population_total
- 58680
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2014
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Norway
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Vestland
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Vestlandet
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of Norway
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Vestland
- Area
- 2860
- Image
- Espevaer Harbour.jpg
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Sunnhordland is a traditional district in the western region of Norway. The district consists of the southern coastal regions of the old Hordaland county (now part of Vestland county). It includes the areas that surround the mouth of the Hardangerfjorden and the surrounding islands. The municipalities of Sveio, Etne, Stord, Bømlo, Fitjar, Kvinnherad, and Tysnes (and sometimes Austevoll) make up the district of Sunnhordaland. The regional centre of this district is the town of Leirvik in Stord Municipality.
In all, the district includes about of land. There were about 58,680 inhabitants in 2014, giving it a population density of about . About 50% of the land area is mountainous land above in elevation with most of the population living below that level in the valleys and coastal areas.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sunnhordland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.