page_title: Askvoll
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Askvoll / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Norsk nynorsk: The image is cropped by me, User:Jorunn Neset ca. midt i biletet, på andre sida av fjorden, er Straumsnes. Innom Straumsnes heiter fjorden Dalsfjorden, utom heiter han Vilnesfjorden. Landet på andre sidan av fjorden er i Fjaler kommune, medan det på den sida der fotografen er er Askvoll. Gardane nedom fjellet/åsen fotografen er på er i Rivedal. Vegen ein ser gå ned mot fjorden til venstre i biletet er Riksveg 609. Vegen ein kan sjå konturane av på andre sida av fjorden er Fylkesveg 394 i Sogn og Fjordane. Vatnet til høgre i biletet er Bakkevatnet. In English (Translation by MyLegAlta)&#160;: The point near the centre of the picture, on the other side of the fjord, is Straumsnes. Beyond Straumsnes, the fjord is called Vilnesfjorden, and inland from that point, it is named Dalsfjord. The municipality of Fjaler is on the other side of the fjord, while the photo was taken from the municipality of Askvoll.The farms seen blow the mountain form the which the photo was taken are located in Rivedal. The road on the left side of the picture going down towards the fjord is Riksveg 609. The contour of Fylkesveg 394 can be seen on the other side of the fjord. The body of water on the right of the picture is called Bakkevatnet.
context_page_description: Askvoll is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Askvoll. Other villages in the municipality include Holmedal, Kvammen, and Stongfjorden. The most important industries in Askvoll today are Helle Knivfabrikk, Bulandet Fiskeindustri, and Sigurd Løkeland Hermetikkfabrikk.
  The 326-square-kilometre municipality is the 255th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Askvoll is the 238th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,011. The municipality's population density is 9.6 inhabitants per square kilometre and its population has increased by 0.4% over the previous 10-year period.
  The municipality stretches from the Bulandet islands in the west and Sunnfjord Municipality in east. The highest peak is the 1,304-metre high mountain Blegja. Alden Mountain is located on the island of Alden in Askvoll. It rises almost vertically out of the sea to a height of 481 metres above sea level and is visible from more than 100 kilometres out at sea.
  In 2016, the chief of police for Vestlandet formally suggested a reconfiguration of police districts and stations.
context_section_description: Askvoll municipality covers an area of 321 square kilometres (124 sq mi). Of this, 254 square kilometres (98 sq mi) are on the mainland while the remaining 67 square kilometres (26 sq mi) are made up of islands and skerries along its 52 kilometres (32 mi) coastline. To the west, lies the North Sea, to the north is the municipalities of Flora and Naustdal, to the east are the municipalities of Førde and Gaular, and to the south are the municipalities of Fjaler and Solund. The majority of the municipality is on the mainland between the Førdefjorden (in the north) and the Dalsfjorden (in the south). The Bulandet archipelago lies in the westernmost part of the municipality. There are many other islands between Bulandet and the mainland, notably Værlandet, Alden, and Atløyna. Geita Lighthouse lies on a very small island off the coast of Askvoll.
caption: View of Rivedal (and Fjaler municipality on the left side of the fjord)
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