Biri, Norway
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Biri is a village and former municipality in Oppland county, Norway.
The municipality was created as Biri formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. On 1 January 1910 the district Snertingdal was divided from Biri to form a municipality of its own, leaving Biri with 2,815 inhabitants.
On 1 January 1964 Biri was incorporated into the neighboring municipality Gjøvik. Prior to the merger Biri had 3,274 inhabitants [1].
The village Biri has a population of 1,337 [2].
[edit] References
- ^ Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen".
- ^ Statistics Norway (2006). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2006".
The capital of Biri is Oeverbygda
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