Bjørnafjorden Municipality
municipality in Vestland, Norway
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Summary
Bjørnafjorden Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 148 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #58 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vestland[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Trine Lindborg[5]
- Capital: Osøyro[6]
- Shares border with: Bergen Municipality[7], Samnanger[8], Kvam Municipality[9], Kvinnherad Municipality[10], Tysnes Municipality[11], Austevoll Municipality[12]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[13]
- Named after: Bjørnafjorden[14]
- Commons category: Bjørnafjorden (municipality)[15]
- Inception: January 1, 2020[16]
- Highest point: Tveitakvitingen[17]
- Official website: http://www.bjornafjordenkommune.no/[18], https://bjornafjorden.kommune.no/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bjørnafjorden Municipality[20]
- Population: 24,908[21], 25,049[22], 25,213[23], 25,596[24], 26,080[25], 26,342[26], 26,753[27]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Bjørnafjorden[28]
- Replaces: Fusa Municipality[29], Os Municipality[30]
- Category for people born here: Q108790084[31]
- Category for people who died here: Q129653707[32]
- Demonym: bjørnafjording[33]
- Category of associated people: Q129653483[34]
- Different from: Bjørnafjorden[35]
- Area: 517.41 km²[36], 752.61 km²[37], 126.11 km²[38], 0 km²[39], 29.83 km²[40], 0.36 km²[41], 5.18 km²[42], 336.47 km²[43], 14.65 km²[44], 3.81 km²[45], 0.6 km²[46], 0.39 km²[47]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[48]
Why It Matters
Bjørnafjorden Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]