Hordabø is a former municipality in the old 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 Alver Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Bøvågen, where Hordabø Church is located.[1]
Hordabø kommune | |
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Former municipality | |
![]() Hordaland within Norway | |
![]() Hordabø within Hordaland | |
Coordinates: 60°41′51″N 04°55′40″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Hordaland |
District | Nordhordland |
Established | 1 July 1924 |
• Preceded by | Manger Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Radøy Municipality |
Administrative centre | Bøvågen |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 40 km2 (20 sq mi) |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 1,679 |
• Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1260 |
On 1 July 1924, the old Manger Municipality was split into three separate municipalities: Bø in the northern part, (a much smaller) Manger in the central part, and Sæbø in the southern part. The municipality, which was known as Bø at that time, had a population of 1,938. On 13 March 1925 the name was changed by royal resolution from Bø to Hordabø.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality was dissolved and a merged with the following places to form the new Radøy Municipality.[2]
The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Hordabø was made up of 19 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 14 | |
Total number of members: | 19 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 2 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 12 | |
Total number of members: | 19 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 10 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 10 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 13 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) | 1 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 1 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 10 | |
Total number of members: | 16 | |
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945. |
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