Vestland County Municipality

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Vestland County Municipality Vestland fylkeskommune
County
Coat of arms
Location in Norway
Coordinates: 64°00′53″N 11°29′43″E / 64.0148°N 11.4954°E / 64.0148; 11.4954
Country	Norway
Administrative center	Bergen
Government
• County mayor	Jon Askeland
ISO 3166 code	NO-46
Employees	6,000
Schools	46
Pupils	23,000
Roads	5,547 km (3,447 mi)
Website	vestlandfylke.no

Vestland County Municipality (Norwegian: Vestland fylkeskommune) is the democratically elected regional governing administration of Vestland county in Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the overseeing the county's upper secondary schools, county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage.^[1]

The Vestland county council (Norwegian: fylkestinget) is made up of 65 representatives that are elected every four years. The council essentially acts as a Parliament or legislative body for the county and it meets about six times each year. The council is divided into standing committees and an executive board (fylkesutval) which meet considerably more often. Both the council and executive board are led by the county mayor (fylkesordførar).

The party breakdown of the council is as follows:^{[needs update]}