Samnanger

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Samnanger kommune
Locator map showing Samnanger within Hordaland
County Hordaland
District Midhordland
Municipality NO-1242
Administrative centre Tysse
Mayor (2003) Marit A. Aase (KrF)
Official language form Nynorsk
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage		 Ranked 290
269 km²
258 km²
0.08 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density		 Ranked 316
2,331
0.05 %
-2.8 %
9/km²
Coordinates 60°24′N, 5°48′E
www.samnanger.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway

Coordinates: 60°24′N, 5°48′E

Samnanger is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The municipality is located east of Bergen. Development of hydroelectric power plants started in 1909.

[edit] The name

The name originally belonged to the fjord (now Samnangerfjorden). The meaning of the first element is unknown, the last element is angr m 'fjord'.

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1990). It shows six drops of water. (The district has a lot of rainfall and hydroelectric power.)

(See also the coat-of-arms of Bykle and Tinn.)

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Municipalities of Hordaland Hordaland coat of arms

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