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Askøy Municipality

municipality in Vestland, Norway
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Summary

Askøy Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 267 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]
  • Located in or next to body of water: North Sea[5]
  • Head of government: Yngve Fosse[6]
  • Capital: Kleppestø[7]
  • Shares border with: Bergen Municipality[8], Alver Municipality[9], Øygarden Municipality[10]
  • Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[11]
  • Commons category: Askøy[12]
  • Highest point: Askøyfjellet[13]
  • Significant event: boundary change[14]
  • Official website: https://askoy.kommune.no/[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Askøy[16]
  • Commons gallery: Askøy[17]
  • Population: 28,380[18], 29,553[19], 29,594[20], 29,816[21], 29,989[22], 30,145[23], 30,377[24], 30,600[25]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Askøy[26]
  • Replaces: Herdla[27]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Askøy[28]
  • Number of households: 11,113[29], 7616[30], 1453[31], 1279[32], 646[33], 119[34]
  • Demonym: askøyværing[35]
  • Area: 101.11 km²[36], 101.1206417991154 km²[37], 219.63668924315078 km²[38], 118.51604744403537 km²[39], 42.3379580306135 km²[40], 0 km²[41], 6.705473791257363 km²[42], 0.012672058484044228 km²[43], 2.678199511557302 km²[44], 36.06805952919885 km²[45], 2.107624483475513 km²[46], 9.58051894578385 km²[47], 1.1011737283088763 km²[48], 0.5289617204360975 km²[49]
  • Has list: Grunnkretser i Askøy kommune[50]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Askøy Municipality include Askøyværingen[51], an online newspaper[52], in Norway[53], founded in 1978[54], headquartered in Kleppestø[55].

Why It Matters

Askøy Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

Entities named for it include Askøyværingen[51], an online newspaper[52], in Norway[53], founded in 1978[54], headquartered in Kleppestø[55].

Related Entities

Govdirectory Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  32. [34] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . sprakradet.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  47. [49] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bjn', 'bpy', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et',
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    Located in time zone → —
    Highest point → Askøyfjellet
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  2. 18w ago · 12u · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Norway
    Located in the religious territorial entity → Askøy prestegjeld
    Located in time zone → —
    Main regulatory text → Act relating to municipalities and county authorities
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