Bømlo
Bømlo (/ˈbʌmˌloʊ/) is a municipality in the southwestern part of Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Svortland. Other villages in Bømlo include Mosterhamn, Rubbestadneset, Lykling, and Langevåg. Most of the municipal residents live on the island of Bømlo, which makes up the majority of the land in the municipality.
Bømlo Municipality
Bømlo kommune | |
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Municipality | |
| Bømmel herred (historic name) | |
View of southern Bømlo | |
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Vestland within Norway | |
Bømlo within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 59°46′46″N 05°13′06″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Sunnhordland |
| Established | 1 January 1916 |
| • Preceded by | Finnås Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Svortland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Morten Helland (KrF) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 246.58 km2 (95.21 sq mi) |
| • Land | 235.46 km2 (90.91 sq mi) |
| • Water | 11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi) 4.5% |
| • Rank | #289 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 12,132 |
| • Rank | #97 in Norway |
| • Density | 51.5/km2 (133/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +4.2% |
| Demonym | Bømling |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4613 |
| Website | Official website |
Bømlo was actively involved in the Shetland bus operation during the Second World War. A 23-year-old male from Bømlo, Nils Nesse, was the first of the Shetland Bus men to be killed.
The 247-square-kilometre (95 sq mi) municipality is the 289th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bømlo is the 97th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 12,132. The municipality's population density is 51.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (133/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.2% over the previous 10-year period.