Radøy

Radøy is an island municipality in the Nordhordland district in Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality includes almost all of the island of Radøy plus many small surrounding islands. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Manger. Other villages in the municipality include Askeland, Austmarka, Bøvågen, Haugland, Sæbø, and Sletta.

General information

The municipality of Radøy was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964, after a major municipal merger. The new municipality was constructed from parts of several different municipalities:

Radøy (island)

Radøy is an island in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located east of Fedjefjorden and it is part of the municipalities of Radøy and Lindås. The island has an area of 110.7 square kilometres (42.7 sq mi), with only about 3.4 square kilometres (1.3 sq mi) being part of Lindås municipality. The highest point of the island is the 217-metre (712 ft) tall Morkefjellet.

The island lies in the Nordhordland region of the county. The Hjeltefjorden and Radfjorden flow along the western coast and the Lurefjorden and Radsundet flow along the eastern coast. The island of Fosnøyna lies to the north of Radøy, the island of Toska lies to the west, the island of Holsnøy lies to the south, and the Lindås peninsula lies to the east.

The island had a population of 5,280 inhabitants in 2001, with the largest urban areas being the village of Manger on the west-central coast and the village of Bøvågen on the northern coast. Radøy is connected to the mainland via the Alversund Bridge on the southern tip of the island.