Place:Austrheim, Hordaland, Norway

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NameAustrheim
TypeMunicipality
Located inHordaland, Norway
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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.

The municipality is the 347th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Austrheim is the 234th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,870. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 4.8% 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.

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