Kolbu Municipality
Kolbu Municipality
Kolbu herred | |
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View of the farmland in Kolbu | |
Oppland within Norway | |
Kolbu within Oppland | |
| Coordinates: 60°39′01″N 10°44′42″E / 60.65033°N 10.74489°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Oppland |
| District | Toten |
| Established | 1 Jan 1908 |
| • Preceded by | Vestre Toten Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Østre Toten Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kolbu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1961–1963) | Kristian O. Narum (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 132.1 km2 (51.0 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #459 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 825 m (2,707 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 2,928 |
| • Rank | #313 in Norway |
| • Density | 22.2/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +0.3% |
| Demonym | Kolbuing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0531 |
Kolbu is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The 132-square-kilometre (51 sq mi) municipality existed from 1908 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Østre Toten Municipality in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre was the village of Kolbu.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 132.1-square-kilometre (51.0 sq mi) municipality was the 459th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Kolbu Municipality was the 313th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,928. The municipality's population density was 22.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (57/sq mi) and its population had increased by 0.3% over the previous 10-year period.