Herdla Municipality
Herdla Municipality
Herdla herad | |
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| Herlø herred (historic name) | |
Aerial view of the island of Herdla | |
Hordaland within Norway | |
Herdla within Hordaland | |
| Coordinates: 60°34′24″N 04°56′51″E / 60.57333°N 4.94750°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Nordhordland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1871 |
| • Preceded by | Manger Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Askøy, Fjell, Meland, Radøy, and Øygarden municipalities |
| Administrative centre | Herdla |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1959–1963) | Jens O. Rong (V) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 114.5 km2 (44.2 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #492 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 324 m (1,063 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 4,991 |
| • Rank | #183 in Norway |
| • Density | 43.6/km2 (113/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −3.3% |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1258 |
Herdla is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 114.5-square-kilometre (44.2 sq mi) municipality existed from 1871 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now divided between Alver Municipality, Askøy Municipality, and Øygarden Municipality in the traditional district of Nordhordland in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the small island-village of Herdla.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 114.5-square-kilometre (44.2 sq mi) municipality was the 492nd largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Herdla Municipality was the 183rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 4,991. The municipality's population density was 43.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (113/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 3.3% over the previous 10-year period.