Hordabø
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Hordabø is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 40-square-kilometre (15 sq mi) municipality, which existed from 1924 until 1964, was located on the northern part of the island of Radøy in the present-day Alver Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Bøvågen, where Hordabø Church is located.[2]
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Hordabø Municipality
Hordabø herad | |
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Bø herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 60°41′51″N 04°55′40″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 | Bøvågen |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 40 km2 (20 sq mi) |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 1,679 |
• Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1260[1] |
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