Evanger Municipality
Evanger Municipality
Evanger herad | |
|---|---|
| Ævanger herred (historic name) | |
View of Evanger village | |
Hordaland within Norway | |
Evanger within Hordaland | |
| Coordinates: 60°39′N 06°07′E / 60.650°N 6.117°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Voss |
| Established | 1 Jan 1885 |
| • Preceded by | Voss Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Voss Municipality and Vaksdal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Evanger |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1948–1963) | Ivar Bjørgo (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 590.6 km2 (228.0 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #167 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,432 m (4,698 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,338 |
| • Rank | #560 in Norway |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −10% |
| Demonym | Vassvøring |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1237 |
Evanger is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 590.6-square-kilometre (228.0 sq mi) municipality existed from 1885 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now divided between Voss Municipality and Vaksdal Municipalityin the traditional district of Voss in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Evanger where the Evanger Church is located. Other villages in the municipality included Nesheim and Bolstadøyri.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 590.6-square-kilometre (228.0 sq mi) municipality was the 167th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Evanger Municipality was the 560th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,338. The municipality's population density was 2.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.0/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 10% over the previous 10-year period.