Fana Municipality
Fana Municipality
Fana kommune | |
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| Fane herred (historic name) | |
View of Nordåsvannet seen from Gamlehaugen (north) | |
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Coat of arms | |
Hordaland within Norway | |
Fana within Hordaland | |
| Coordinates: 60°18′58″N 05°21′15″E / 60.31611°N 5.35417°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Midhordland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1972 |
| • Succeeded by | Bergen Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Nesttun |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1959–1971) | Jacob L. Berstad |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 205.2 km2 (79.2 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #324 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 914 m (2,999 ft) |
| Population (1971) | |
• Total | 44,059 |
| • Rank | #9 in Norway |
| • Density | 214.7/km2 (556/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +30.7% |
| Demonym | Fanabu |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1249 |
Fana is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 205.2-square-kilometre (79.2 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 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 Nesttun. The municipality encompassed the present-day boroughs of Fyllingsdalen, Ytrebygda, and Fana, as well as the southern part of the borough of Årstad all south of the city centre of Bergen. The historic Fana Church was the main church for the municipality.
Prior to its dissolution in 1972, the 205.2-square-kilometre (79.2 sq mi) municipality was the 324th largest by area out of the 449 municipalities in Norway. Fana Municipality was the 9th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 44,059. The municipality's population density was 214.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (556/sq mi) and its population had increased by 30.7% over the previous 10-year period.