Sæbø Municipality
Sæbø Municipality
Sæbø herad | |
|---|---|
Hordaland within Norway | |
Sæbø within Hordaland | |
| Coordinates: 60°36′48″N 05°09′11″E / 60.61333°N 5.15306°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Nordhordland |
| Established | 1 July 1924 |
| • Preceded by | Manger Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Radøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Sæbø |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1948 1963) | Benjamin Storheim |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 27.2 km2 (10.5 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #618 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 249 m (817 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 946 |
| • Rank | #620 in Norway |
| • Density | 34.8/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −6.6% |
| Demonyms | Sæbøsoknar Sæbøsokner |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1262 |
Sæbø is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 27-square-kilometre (10 sq mi) municipality existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Alver Municipality in the traditional district of Nordhordland in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Sæbø, where Sæbø Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 27.2-square-kilometre (10.5 sq mi) municipality was the 618th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Sæbø Municipality was the 620th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 946. The municipality's population density was 34.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (90/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 6.6% over the previous 10-year period.