Bergen

Bergen
Bergen
	Ceety
	Frae tap tae bottom: ceety center, auld bergen, Gamlehaugen, ceety square an Bryggen
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	Bergen Location o Bergen in Norawa
	Coordinates: 60°23′22″N 5°19′48″E / 60.38944°N 5.33000°ECoordinates: 60°23′22″N 5°19′48″E / 60.38944°N 5.33000°E
Kintra	Norawa
Region	Wastren Norawa
Coonty	Hordaland
Destrict	Midhordland
Municipality	Bergen
Established	afore 1070
Govrenment
• Mayor	Trude Drevland (H)
• Govrenin mayor	Ragnhild Stolt-Nielsen (H)
Area
• Ceety	465.56 km2 (179.75 sq mi)
• Urban	94.03 km2 (36.31 sq mi)
• Metro	2755 km2 (1,064 sq mi)
Highest elevation	987 m (3,238 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2014)
• Ceety	272,520
• Urban	238,098(2012)
• Metro	403,730
Demonym(s)	Bergenser/Bergensar
Ethnic groups
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5003–5098
Area code(s)	(+47) 5556
Website	www.bergen.kommune.no

Bergen (Norse pronunciation: [ˈbærɡən] ( listen)) is the seicont maistmuckle city in Norawa wi a population o 260,700.^[2] Bergen is the admeenistrative centre o Hordaland coonty. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined bi Statistics Norawa, haes a population o 385,100.

Bergen is locatit in the coonty o Hordaland on the sooth-wastren coast o Norawa. It is an important cultural hub in its region, recognised as the unoffeecial caipital o Wastren Norawa an sometimes referred tae as the Atlantic coast caipital o Norawa. The city wis ane o nine European cities honoured wi the title o European Caipital o Cultur in the Millennium year.