page_title: Bømlo
hierarchical_section_title: Bømlo
caption_attribution_description: English: Siggjo mountain in Bømlo view towards the east. Leirvik in Stord in the background in the upper left corner.
context_page_description: Bømlo is a municipality in the southwestern part of Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Svortland. Other villages in Bømlo include Mosterhamn, Rubbestadneset, Lykling, and Langevåg. Most of the municipal residents live on the island of Bømlo, which makes up the majority of the land in the municipality.
  Bømlo was actively involved in the Shetland bus operation during the Second World War. A 23-year-old male from Bømlo, Nils Nesse, was the first of the Shetland Bus men to be killed.
  The 247-square-kilometre municipality is the 289th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bømlo is the 96th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 11,957. The municipality's population density is 50.8 inhabitants per square kilometre and its population has increased by 6% over the previous 10-year period.
context_section_description: Bømlo /ˈbʌmˌloʊ/ is a municipality in the southwestern part of Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Svortland. Other villages in Bømlo include Mosterhamn, Rubbestadneset, Lykling, and Langevåg. Most of the municipal residents live on the island of Bømlo, which makes up the majority of the land in the municipality.
  Bømlo was actively involved in the Shetland bus operation during the Second World War. A 23-year-old male from Bømlo, Nils Nesse, was the first of the Shetland Bus men to be killed.
  The 247-square-kilometre (95 sq mi) municipality is the 289th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bømlo is the 96th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 11,957. The municipality's population density is 50.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (132/sq mi) and its population has increased by 6% over the previous 10-year period.
caption: View of southern Bømlo
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