Alver (municipality)
Alver is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Knarvik. Other villages include Alversund, Alver, Isdalstø, Lindås, Ostereidet, Seim, Manger, Askeland, Austmarka, Bøvågen, Haugland, Sæbø, Sletta, Frekhaug, Hjartås, Holme, Io, Krossneset, Meland, and Rossland.
Alver Municipality
Alver kommune | |
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Municipality | |
View of Veland along the Hindnesfjorden | |
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Coat of arms | |
Vestland within Norway | |
Alver within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 60°40′00″N 05°20′00″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Nordhordland |
| Established | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Preceded by | Lindås, Radøy, Meland |
| Administrative centre | Knarvik |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Ingrid Fjeldsbø (H) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 679.16 km2 (262.23 sq mi) |
| • Land | 650.57 km2 (251.19 sq mi) |
| • Water | 28.58 km2 (11.03 sq mi) 4.2% |
| • Rank | #168 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 29,920 |
| • Rank | #37 in Norway |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +10.1% |
| Demonyms | Alver-mann Alver-kvinne Alver-folk |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4631 |
| Website | Official website |
The 679-square-kilometre (262 sq mi) municipality is the 168th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Alver is the 37th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 29,920. The municipality's population density is 46 inhabitants per square kilometre (120/sq mi) and its population has increased by 10.1% over the previous 10-year period.