Midhordland is a traditional district in the Vestlandet region of Norway. It consists of the central-west portion of the old Hordaland county (now part of Vestland county), mostly including the islands and coastal fjord areas surrounding (and including) the Bergen Peninsula. It includes the city of Bergen and the surrounding municipalities of Askøy, Austevoll, Bjørnafjorden, Samnanger, and Øygarden. The region is dominated by its largest city, Bergen, which is also the second largest city in the country.
There are no administrative functions for this district, it is simply a cultural and historical area. Until 2014, the Church of Norway had a deanery called Midhordland prosti, but that has since been dissolved and its churches transferred to other neighboring deaneries.
Municipalities of Midhordland Arms Name Inhabitants Area Language form Askøy Municipality 29,553 101 Neutral Austevoll Municipality 5,283 117 Nynorsk Bergen Municipality 286,930 465 Neutral Bjørnafjorden Municipality 25,213 517 Nynorsk Samnanger Municipality 2,501 269 Nynorsk Øygarden Municipality 39,032 315 NynorskMidhordland388,4121,784Nynorsk, Neutral
Geography Tallest mountain is the tall Tveitakvitingen in Bjørnafjorden Municipality Largest lake by area is the Skogseidvatnet in Bjørnafjorden Municipality Largest island by area is the Sotra in Øygarden Municipality
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