Askvoll
ⓘ is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Askvoll. Other villages in the municipality include Holmedal, Kvammen, and Stongfjorden. The most important industries in Askvoll today are Helle Knivfabrikk (a knife factory), Bulandet Fiskeindustri (fish industry), and Sigurd Løkeland Hermetikkfabrikk (a producer of crabs).
Askvoll Municipality
Askvoll kommune | |
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Municipality | |
| Askvold herred (historic name) | |
View of the village of Gjelsvik along the Førdefjorden | |
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Vestland within Norway | |
Askvoll within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 61°24′21″N 05°14′32″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Sunnfjord |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Askvoll |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017) | Ole André Klausen (H) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 326.24 km2 (125.96 sq mi) |
| • Land | 312.92 km2 (120.82 sq mi) |
| • Water | 13.32 km2 (5.14 sq mi) 4.1% |
| • Rank | #255 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 2,949 |
| • Rank | #227 in Norway |
| • Density | 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −2.3% |
| Demonym | Askvolling |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4645 |
| Website | Official website |
The 326-square-kilometre (126 sq mi) municipality is the 255th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Askvoll is the 227th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,949. The municipality's population density is 9.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (24/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 2.3% over the previous 10-year period.
The municipality stretches from the Bulandet islands in the west and Sunnfjord Municipality in east. The highest peak is the 1,304-metre (4,278 ft) high mountain Blegja. Alden Mountain (known as the "Norwegian Horse") is located on the island of Alden in Askvoll. It rises almost vertically out of the sea to a height of 481 metres (1,578 ft) above sea level and is visible from more than 100 kilometres (62 mi) out at sea.
In 2016, the chief of police for Vestlandet formally suggested a reconfiguration of police districts and stations. He proposed that the police station in Askvoll be closed.