Etne Municipality
Etne Municipality
Etne kommune | |
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Panorama of village Etne | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Vestland within Norway | |
Etne within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 59°39′50″N 05°56′00″E / 59.66389°N 5.93333°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Sunnhordland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Etnesjøen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Mette Heidi Bergsvåg Ekrheim (Sp) |
| Area | |
• Total | 735.28 km2 (283.89 sq mi) |
| • Land | 691.22 km2 (266.88 sq mi) |
| • Water | 44.06 km2 (17.01 sq mi) 6% |
| • Rank | #154 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,633 m (5,358 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 4,093 |
| • Rank | #201 in Norway |
| • Density | 5.6/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +0.4% |
| Demonyms | Etnebu Etnesbu |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4611 |
| Website | Official website |
Etne is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland, although it is also sometimes considered to be part of the district of Haugaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Etnesjøen. Other villages in the municipality include Skånevik and Fjæra. Etne Municipality is situated south of the city of Bergen, along the border with Rogaland county.
The 735.28-square-kilometre (283.89 sq mi) municipality is the 154th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Etne Municipality is the 201st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,093. The municipality's population density is 5.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.4% over the previous 10-year period.
A Norwegian motion picture called United was shot in Etne Municipality with local people as actors.