Alver (municipality)

Alver Municipality
Alver kommune
View of Veland along the Hindnesfjorden
View of Veland along the Hindnesfjorden
Coat of arms of Alver Municipality
Vestland within Norway
Vestland within Norway
Alver within Vestland
Alver within Vestland
Coordinates: 60°40′00″N 05°20′00″E / 60.66667°N 5.33333°E / 60.66667; 5.33333
CountryNorway
CountyVestland
DistrictNordhordland
Established1 Jan 2020
 • Preceded byLindås, Radøy, Meland
Administrative centreKnarvik
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Ingrid Fjeldsbø (H)
Area
 • Total679.16 km2 (262.23 sq mi)
 • Land650.57 km2 (251.19 sq mi)
 • Water28.58 km2 (11.03 sq mi)  4.2%
 • Rank#168 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total29,920
 • Rank#37 in Norway
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +10.1%
DemonymsAlver-mann
Alver-kvinne
Alver-folk[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-4631[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

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.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).