page_title: Askvoll
hierarchical_section_title: Askvoll
caption_attribution_description: The village Gjelsvik by Førdefjorden in Askvoll muncipality in Sogn og Fjordane.
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  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 (a knife factory), Bulandet Fiskeindustri (fish industry), and Sigurd Løkeland Hermetikkfabrikk (a producer of crabs).
  The 326-square-kilometre (126 sq mi) 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 (25/sq mi) 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 (4,278 ft) high mountain Blegja. Alden Mountain (known as the "Norwegian Horse") is located on the island of Alden in Askvoll. It rises almost vertically out of the sea to a height of 481 metres (1,578 ft) above sea level and is visible from more than 100 kilometres (62 mi) out at sea.
  In 2016, the chief of police for Vestlandet formally suggested a reconfiguration of police districts and stations. He proposed that the police station in Askvoll be closed.
caption: View of the village of Gjelsvik along the Førdefjorden
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