Oksenøya or Uksenøya is an island

Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

 in the municipalities of Ålesund

Ålesund

is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture....

 and Skodje

Skodje

Skodje is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is of the municipality is the village of Skodje...

 in Møre og Romsdal

Møre og Romsdal

is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...

 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. Oksenøya has an area of 108 square kilometres (41.7 sq mi). The Ålesund half of the island (58 square kilometres (22.4 sq mi)) is home to about 24,000 people, the Skodje side has significantly less. This is the largest island in Ålesund municipality.

The island was originally part of Borgund, Møre og Romsdal

Borgund, Møre og Romsdal

Borgund is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality consisted of the islands of Sula, Humla, Tørla, and Ellingsøya, as well as parts of Oksenøya, Hessa, and Nørvøya, plus many minor islands throughout the area...

, but is now split between Ålesund and Skodje. It is home to the villages of Spjelkavik

Spjelkavik

Spjelkavik is part of the town of Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway—it is also called "Vika" by many locals. Spjelkavik is located on the island of Oksenøya, at the intersection of the highways and , just west of the lake Brusdalsvatnet. The villages of Breivika, Myrland, and...

, Myrland, and Løvika

Løvika

Løvika is a village area in the municipality of Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Løvika has approximately 200 inhabitants and is mostly known for its farming industry. It is located on the south side of Oksenøya island, southeast of Spjelkavik and northwest of the municipal center of...

 (in Ålesund) and the village of Valle

Valle, Møre og Romsdal

Valle is a village in the municipality of Skodje in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern end of the island of Oksenøya, along the Storfjord. Valle sits along the / highway, about south of the municipal center of Skodje, east of Ålesund, and west of Sjøholt in...

 (in Skodje).

The highways and run through the island. The island is dominated by the large lake Brusdalsvatnet

Brusdalsvatnet

Brusdalsvatnet is a lake on the island of Oksenøya in the municipalities of Ålesund and Skodje in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The lake is a reservoir that is the water supply for Ålesund. The lake is about ....

which covers 7.5 square kilometres (2.9 sq mi) on the northern part of the island and is used as a drinking water reservoir for the municipality of Ålesund.