Samnanger
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| Samnanger kommune | |||
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| Coordinates: 60°24′10″N 5°48′20″E / 60.40278°N 5.80556°ECoordinates: 60°24′10″N 5°48′20″E / 60.40278°N 5.80556°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Hordaland | ||
| District | Midhordland | ||
| Administrative centre | Tysse | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2003) | Marit A. Aase (KrF) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 269 km2 (104 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 258 km2 (100 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 290 in Norway | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| • Total | 2,331 | ||
| • Rank | 316 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 9/km2 (20/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -2.8 % | ||
| Demonym | Samning[1] | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1242 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www.samnanger.kommune.no | ||
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| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1951 | 2,503 | — |
| 1960 | 2,493 | −0.4% |
| 1970 | 2,180 | −12.6% |
| 1980 | 2,305 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 2,412 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 2,282 | −5.4% |
| 2010 | 2,382 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 2,478 | +4.0% |
| 2030 | 2,555 | +3.1% |
| Source: Statistics Norway. | ||
Samnanger is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Samnanger was separated from Os on 1 January 1907. The municipality is located east of Bergen. Development of hydroelectric power plants started here in 1909.
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[edit] General information
[edit] Name
The name originally belonged to the fjord (now Samnangerfjorden). The meaning of the first element is unknown, and the last element is angr which means "fjord".
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 27 April 1990. It shows six yellow drops of water on a red field. Water was chosen as a symbol on the arms because of the wet climate and the source of hydroelectricity that is prevalent in the area. The designer of the arms was Even Jarl Skoglund.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/nb-no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskrivning_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn/.
- ^ "Kommunevåpen". Flags of the World. 28 June 2002. http://www.fotw.us/flags/no-12-42.html. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
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