Öckerö Municipality

Öckerö (Swedish pronunciation: [œˈkɛrøː]) is an island and a locality and the seat of Öckerö Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 3,488 inhabitants in 2010.

Kalvsund is a locality situated in Öckerö Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 221 inhabitants in 2010.

Hälsö (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɛ̂lːsœ]) is an island and a locality situated in Öckerö Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 611 inhabitants in 2010. Hälsö is situated in the northern part of the archipelago and offers nice harbour walks along small and winding roads. There are also ancient remains on the island, mainly stone circles from temporary fishing camps. On the northern part of the island there are good fishing opportunities. Tjolmen beach on the southern part of the island is the most popular for swimming.

Fotö is an island and a locality in Öckerö Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 620 inhabitants in 2010. It is connected to the island of Hönö with bridge.

Björkö or Bohus-Björkö is a locality situated in Öckerö Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 1,427 inhabitants in 2010.

Källö-Knippla (Swedish pronunciation: [ɕɛløː knɪpˈla]) is an island and a locality in Öckerö Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 369 inhabitants in 2010.

Lilla Varholmen is an island in Gothenburg's northern archipelago. The island is attached to Hisingen via a bridge and a car ferry service to Öckerö and Björkö is operated from here. The first lighthouse was established in 1889. The current lighthouse is from 1927.

Hjuvik is a locality situated in Göteborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,928 inhabitants in 2010 in an area of 279,01 hectares. It is situated in the south west corner of Hisingen, north west of the oil refineries. Hjuvik consists mainly of villas, and the area is seen as exclusive due to its scenic location. From the hilltops one has a view of the North Sea. The ferry terminal to the Öckerö islands, located on Lilla Varholmen, is connected to Hjuvik via an embankment/road. The eastern parts of Hjuvik are dominated by an ex-military area now owned by Myrsjöhus construction and development company. The Torslanda Battery used to be stationed in the military area with a measuring station and two 24mm canons in armoured towers. Hjuvik used to be a fishing community with herring salting houses and train oil distillation houses. Remnants of this era can be seen on the island of Smedmansholmen west of Hjuvik where a number of foundations and old jetties can be found. The only remaining herring salting house left in region is located on the nearby island of Kalven (Kalvsund) in Öckerö Municipality. Settlement was previously rather sparse but since the Second World War more and more summerhouses were constructed in the area. The local farmers sold unfarmable land on the hillsides. In the 1960s many more villas were built. Most summerhouses have been made into permanent dwellings and a school has been constructed.

Hyppeln is a Swedish island in the archipelago of Gothenburg, part of Öckerö Municipality. It is about 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) long. "Hyppeln" is also the name of the village on the island, which has about 150 permanent residents. There is a shop and a guest harbour on the island.

Tumlehed is a locality situated in Göteborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 475 inhabitants in 2010.The area has numerous different historical sites, among them the Tumlehed rock painting.

Hönö is a locality situated in Öckerö Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 5,110 inhabitants in 2010.

Rörö is a locality situated in Öckerö Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 269 inhabitants in 2010.