Bergen Region
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The Bergen Region is a statistical metropolitan region in the county
County
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of Hordaland
Hordaland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
in Norway
Norway
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. It is centered around the city of Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
.
| Municipality | Population (1769) | Population (2010) | Population (2030) | Area¹ | Density² (1769) | Density² (2009) | Density² (2030) | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen Bergen Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , .... |
18,827 | 257,864 | 320,555 | 465 | 40 | 554 | 689 | Hordaland Hordaland is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen... |
| Askøy Askøy Askøy is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Since the opening of the Askøy Bridge leading to the mainland in Bergen in 1992, the population has increased rapidly. Its population growth is as of 2008 among the highest in Norway... |
897 | 25,089 | 36,513 | 99 | 9 | 253 | 368 | |
| Fjell Fjell Fjell is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Fjæld was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838... |
923 | 21,930 | 29,411 | 147 | 6 | 149 | 200 | |
| Os Os, Hordaland Os is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Due to its proximity to Bergen, Os is experiencing strong population growth. -History:... |
1,034 | 16,754 | 23,563 | 139 | 7 | 120 | 169 | |
| Lindås Lindås Lindås is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.-Background:The parish of Lindaas was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Masfjorden was separated from Lindås on 1 March 1879. Austrheim was separated from Lindås on 1 January 1910... |
2,931 | 14,309 | 18,004 | 474 | 6 | 30 | 37 | |
| Osterøy Osterøy Osterøy is an island municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre is located in Lonevåg in the central part of the island, while the settlement with the largest population is Valestrandfossen with 1,012... |
1,636 | 7,435 | 8,495 | 254 | 6 | 29 | 33 | |
| Meland Meland Meland is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.-History:The municipality is named after the farm of Meland. The norse name of the farm was "Meðalland"... |
794 | 6,654 | 9,056 | 91 | 8 | 73 | 99 | |
| Sund Sund, Norway Sund is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Sund covers the southern part of the island of Store Sotra, west of Bergen, and many smaller, surrounding islands. The history of the municipality dates back to 1838, when Sund was first established as a formannskapsdistrikt, the precursor... |
970 | 6,115 | 7,711 | 99 | 9 | 61 | 77 | |
| Radøy Radøy Radøy is an island municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Radøy was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964, after the merger of large parts of Hordabø, Manger, and Sæbø, and smaller parts of Austrheim and Lindås.-Name:... |
1,720 | 4,853 | 5,689 | 110 | 15 | 44 | 51 | |
| Austevoll Austevoll Austevoll is a municipality and an archipelago in the district of Midthordland in the county of Hordaland in Western Norway, Norway. Austevoll was separated from Sund on 1 January 1886.... |
1,265 | 4,585 | 4,779 | 114 | 11 | 40 | 41 | |
| Øygarden Øygarden Øygarden is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Midhordland. The administrative centre is Rong.Øygarden was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of Hjelme and parts of Herdla.... |
833 | 4,287 | 5,689 | 65 | 12 | 65 | 87 | |
| Fusa Fusa Fusa is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Fusa was separated from Os in 1856. Hålandsdal and Strandvik were separated from Fusa on 1 January 1903, but they were both again merged with Fusa on 1 January 1964.... |
1,692 | 3,829 | 4,088 | 378 | 4 | 10 | 10 | |
| Austrheim Austrheim Austrheim is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Austrheim was separated from Lindås on 1 January 1910. Fedje was separated from Austrheim on 1 January 1947... |
636 | 2,740 | 2,818 | 55 | 11 | 49 | 51 | |
| Samnanger Samnanger Samnanger is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Samnanger was separated from Os on 1 January 1907. The municipality is located east of Bergen. Development of hydroelectric power plants started here in 1909.-Name:... |
947 | 2,386 | 2,555 | 265 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |
| Total | 35,105 | 378,830 | 478,926 | 2,755 | 12 | 137 | 173 | As of October 2009 |
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