Austrheim
Austrheim is a municipality in the Nordhordland region of Vestland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årås. Other villages in the municipality include Austrheim and Kaland. The Mongstad industrial area lies along the border of Austrheim and neighboring Lindås municipality. The westernmost point of mainland Norway lies in the municipality at Vardetangen.
Austrheim Municipality
Austrheim kommune | |
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Municipality | |
| Austreim herred (historic name) Østereim herred (historic name) | |
View of the Mongstad area | |
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Vestland within Norway | |
Austrheim within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 60°46′16″N 04°55′34″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Nordhordland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1910 |
| • Preceded by | Lindås Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Årås |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Morten Sognnes (H) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.57 km2 (22.23 sq mi) |
| • Land | 56.80 km2 (21.93 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi) 1.3% |
| • Rank | #347 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 2,856 |
| • Rank | #235 in Norway |
| • Density | 50.3/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +0.8% |
| Demonym | Austrheiming |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4632 |
| Website | Official website |
The 58-square-kilometre (22 sq mi) municipality is the 347th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Austrheim is the 235th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,856. The municipality's population density is 50.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (130/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.8% over the previous 10-year period.
In 2016, the chief of police for Vestlandet formally suggested a reconfiguration of police districts and stations. He proposed that the police station for Austrheim and Fedje be closed.