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Hordaland is located central on the western coast of the country, split from southwest to northeast by the long, deep Hardangerfjorden, one of Norway's main fjords and a great tourist attraction. The county is almost semi-circular in shape. About half of the National park of Hardangervidda is in the county. The county also includes many well-known waterfalls of Norway, like Vøringsfossen and Stykkjedalsfossen. It also includes the glaciers Folgefonna and Hardangerjøkullen.

More than 60% of the inhabitants live in Bergen and the surrounding area. Other important developed places are Bømlo, Leirvik, Voss and Odda.

1 Municipalities

• Askøy
• Austevoll
• Austrheim
• Bergen
• Bømlo
• Eidfjord
• Etne
• FedjeThe municipality and island Fedje in the county of Hordaland, in the western part of Norway has 659 inhabitants (Jan. It has a total area of about 9 square kilometers. The population of the island community is decreasing due to the high percentage of peop
• FitjarFitjar is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway, and has 2,921 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. The area has probably been inhabitated for around 10000 years. Fitjar is located at the northern end of the island of Stord. The other municipali
• FjellThe municipality Fjell in the county of Hordaland, Norway, has 18,927 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. The municipality consists of several islands west of Bergen, the major ones being Litle-Sotra, Sotra (the western part )Bjoroy andr Turoy. Due to the
• FusaFusa is also another way to spell Fussa, a town in Tokyo, Japan. The municipality Fusa in the county of Hordaland, Norway, has 3,723 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. External link http://www. no Official homepage Municipalities of Norway.
• GranvinThe municipality Granvin in the county of Hordaland, Norway, has 1,051 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. Municipalities of Norway.
• JondalThe municipality Jondal in the county of Hordaland, Norway, has 1,112 inhabitants as of January 1, 200 Municipalities of Norway.
• KvamThe municipality Kvam in the county of Hordaland, Norway, has 8,516 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. Municipalities of Norway.
• Kvinnherad
• Lindås
• Masfjorden
• Meland
• Modalen
• Odda
• Os
• Osterøy
• Radøy
• Samnanger
• Stord
• Sund
• Sveio
• Tysnes
• Ullensvang
• Ulvik
• Vaksdal
• Voss
• Øygarden