Editing Meland (section)

==Geography==
Meland consisted of a number of islands. The largest was [[Holsnøy]], which has an area of {{convert|89|km2}}, out of a total area of {{convert|93|km2}} for the entire municipality. Holsnøy was located between the island of [[Radøy (island)|Radøy]] and the [[Lindås]] peninsula to its north, the [[Åsane]] peninsula in Bergen to its east, the island of [[Askøy (island)|Askøy]] to its south, and the archipelago of [[Øygarden]] to its west. It was surrounded by fjords, namely (clockwise from north) [[Mangerfjorden]], [[Radfjorden]], [[Salhusfjorden]], [[Herdlefjorden]], and [[Hjeltefjorden]]. The second largest island in the municipality was [[Flatøy]], located west of Holsnøy. The municipality also encompassed a number of minor islands.<ref name="bbl1" />

The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality was the village of [[Frekhaug]], which was also its largest settlement. Frekhaug was located in the south-eastern part of Holsnøy, and its [[urban area]] had a population of 1649 as of 2012. An additional two urban areas were located in the municipality: [[Krossneset]] on Flatøy (population 468) and [[Holme, Hordaland|Holme]] (population 663).<ref name="ssb">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=1 January 2012 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/english/kortnavn/beftett_en/tab-2012-09-06-01-en.html}}</ref>