Jondal Municipality
Jondal Municipality
Jondal kommune | |
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View of Jondal | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Hordaland within Norway | |
Jondal within Hordaland | |
| Coordinates: 60°16′06″N 06°19′45″E / 60.26833°N 6.32917°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Hardanger |
| Established | 1 Jan 1863 |
| • Preceded by | Strandebarm Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Ullensvang Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Jondal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2009–2019) | Jon Larsgard (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 247.08 km2 (95.40 sq mi) |
| • Land | 234.73 km2 (90.63 sq mi) |
| • Water | 12.35 km2 (4.77 sq mi) 5% |
| • Rank | #305 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,644 m (5,394 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 1,087 |
| • Rank | #387 in Norway |
| • Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +6.4% |
| Demonyms | Jondøl Jondøling |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1227 |
Jondal is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 247.08-square-kilometre (95.40 sq mi) municipality existed from 1863 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of Ullensvang Municipality in the traditional district of Hardanger in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Jondal. Other villages in the municipality included Herand, Kysnesstranda, and Torsnes.
Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 247.08-square-kilometre (95.40 sq mi) municipality was the 305th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Jondal Municipality was the 387th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,087. The municipality's population density was 4.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi) and its population had increased by 6.4% over the previous 10-year period.