Manger, Norway

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Manger kommune
Former Municipality
Manger Church
Country Norway
County Hordaland
District Vestlandet
Municipality ID NO-1261
Adm. center Manger
Population (1963)
  Total 1,328
Created from Manger formannskapsdistrikt in 1837
Merged with Herdla in 1871, Hjelme in 1910, Hordabø and Sæbø in 1924, and Radøy in 1964

Manger is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.

It was created as Manger formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. On 1 January 1871 the district Herdla with 2,484 inhabitants split away to form a municipality of its own, and on 1 January 1910 the same thing happened with Hjelme. The splits left Manger with a population of 4,453. Manger was to be divided again on 1 July 1924, when the new municipalities Bø and Sæbø were created. After this final split Manger had a population of 1,426.

On 1 January 1964 Manger was merged with Hordabø and parts of Herdla, Sæbø, Lindås and Austrheim to form the new municipality Radøy. Prior to the merger Hordabø had 1,344 inhabitants.

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Coordinates: 60°38′38″N 5°2′29″E / 60.64389°N 5.04139°E / 60.64389; 5.04139


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