Hordabø

"Bø, Hordaland" redirects here. For other uses, see Bø (disambiguation).
Hordabø kommune
Former Municipality
Hordabø kommune

Location in Hordaland county

Coordinates: 60°41′51″N 04°55′40″E / 60.69750°N 4.92778°E / 60.69750; 4.92778Coordinates: 60°41′51″N 04°55′40″E / 60.69750°N 4.92778°E / 60.69750; 4.92778
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Hordaland
District Nordhordland
Municipality ID NO-1260
Adm. Center Bøvågen
Area[1]
  Total 40 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population (1964)
  Total 1,679
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Created from Manger in 1924
Merged into Radøy in 1964

Hordabø is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The 40-square-kilometre (15 sq mi) municipality, which existed from 1924 until 1964, was located on the northern part of the island of Radøy in the present-day municipality of Radøy. The administrative centre was the village of Bøvågen, where Hordabø Church is located.[1]

History

On 1 July 1924, the old Manger municipality was split into three parts: in the northern part, (a much smaller) Manger in the central part, and Sæbø in the southern part. The municipality, which was known as at that time, had a population of 1,938. On 13 March 1925 the name was changed by royal resolution from to Hordabø. On 1 January 1964, Hordabø was merged with Manger and parts of the municipalities of Herdla, Sæbø, Lindås, and Austrheim to form the new municipality of Radøy. Prior to the merger, Hordabø had 1,679 inhabitants.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Hordabø" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  2. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.


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