Arna Municipality
Arna Municipality
Arna kommune | |
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View from Ådnanipa towards Indre Arna | |
Hordaland within Norway | |
Arna within Hordaland | |
| Coordinates: 60°25′03″N 05°28′15″E / 60.41750°N 5.47083°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Midhordland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Preceded by | Haus Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1972 |
| • Succeeded by | Bergen Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Indre Arna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1967–1971) | Arne Ekeland (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 102.44 km2 (39.55 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #379 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 987.68 m (3,240.4 ft) |
| Population (1971) | |
• Total | 11,476 |
| • Rank | #69 in Norway |
| • Density | 112/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +10.3% |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1250 |
Arna is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 102.44-square-kilometre (39.55 sq mi) municipality existed from 1964 until its dissolution in 1972. The area is now part of Bergen Municipality in the traditional district of Midhordland in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Indre Arna. Other villages in the municipality included Ytre Arna, Tunes, Trengereid, Espeland, and Garnes. The area of the former municipality makes up the present-day borough of Arna, east of the city centre of Bergen.
Prior to its dissolution in 1972, the 102.44-square-kilometre (39.55 sq mi) municipality was the 379th largest by area out of the 449 municipalities in Norway. Arna Municipality was the 69th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 11,476. The municipality's population density was 112 inhabitants per square kilometre (290/sq mi) and its population had increased by 10.3% over the previous 10-year period.