Sotra
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Sotra is the name of the largest island in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located just west of the city of Bergen. It is part of a pair of islands called 'Sotra' and 'Litlesotra' () that are part of a large archipelago stretching from Fedje southwards along the coast of Norway. The larger of the two islands is Sotra which is sometimes called Store Sotra (), while Litlesotra is smaller and less populated of the two. Roughly 28,700 (2017) people live on the two islands of Sotra, with the larger island having a population of about 19,100 (2017) and 9,589 (2017) living on
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Sotra
- Islands.image_name
- Sotra-Bergen-Norwegia.JPG
- Islands.location
- Vestland, Norway
- Islands.mapframe
- yes
- Islands.mapframe zoom
- 8
- Islands.mapframe caption
- Interactive map of the island
- Islands.area_km2
- 178.6
- Islands.length_km
- 31
- Islands.width_km
- 10
- Islands.elevation_m
- 341
- Islands.highest_mount
- Liatårnet
- Islands.country
- Norway
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- County
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Vestland
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Municipality
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Øygarden Municipality
- Islands.population
- 19,100
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2017
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Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- sotrabu
- Population
- 26211
- Area
- 246
- Elevation
- 341
- Image
- BildoeySotra.jpg
- Width
- 10
- Length
- 31
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Sotra is the name of the largest island in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located just west of the city of Bergen. It is part of a pair of islands called 'Sotra' and 'Litlesotra' () that are part of a large archipelago stretching from Fedje southwards along the coast of Norway. The larger of the two islands is Sotra which is sometimes called Store Sotra (), while Litlesotra is smaller and less populated of the two. Roughly 28,700 (2017) people live on the two islands of Sotra, with the larger island having a population of about 19,100 (2017) and 9,589 (2017) living on the smaller island.
==Geography== The main population centres on Sotra include (from north to south) Vindenes, Ågotnes, Knappskog, Møvik, Tælavåg, Hammarsland, Skogsvåg, and Klokkarvik. Historically, part of the island was located in Fjell Municipality, and the large disused Fjell Fortress, built by German forces in World War II, is on the island.
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