Osøyro

Osøyro
Village
View of the village area in 2021
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Coordinates: 60°11′01″N 05°27′49″E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Midhordland
Municipality	Bjørnafjorden
Area [1]
• Total	9.24 km^2 (3.57 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	56 m (184 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	1,540
• Density	1,565/km^2 (4,050/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	5208 Os

Osøyro (or Osøyri) is the administrative centre of Bjørnafjorden municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies on the southwestern part of the Bergen Peninsula, along the western shore of the Fusafjorden, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the city centre of Bergen. The European route E39 highway runs through the village on its way to Bergen. There is a car ferry from the east side of Osøyro to the village of Fusa, across the Fusafjorden. Os Church is located in the village.[3]

Osøyro has several smaller suburban villages surrounding it: Søfteland to the north, Søvik to the northwest, Hagavik to the west, Søre Øyane to the southwest, and Halhjem to the south. The 9.24-square-kilometre (2,280-acre) village has a population (2022) of 14,232 and a population density of 1,540 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,000/sq mi).[1]

References

1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
2. "Osøyro, Os (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
3. Store norske leksikon. "Osøyro" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 July 2014.