Hordaland
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Hordaland (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈhɔ̂rdɑlɑn] ⓘ) was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipality, which is located in Bergen. Before 1972, the city of Bergen was its own separate county, apart from Hordaland. On 1 January 2020, the county was merged with neighbouring Sogn og Fjordane county, to form the new Vestland county.
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Hordaland County
Hordaland fylke | |
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Coordinates: 60°15′N 06°00′E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Hordaland |
District | Western Norway |
Established | 1763 |
• Preceded by | Bergenhus amt |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
• Succeeded by | Vestland county |
Administrative centre | Bergen |
Government | |
• Body | Hordaland County Municipality |
• Governor (2010-2019) | Lars Sponheim (V) |
• County mayor (2015-2019) | Anne Gine Hestetun (Ap) |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 15,460 km2 (5,970 sq mi) |
• Land | 14,551 km2 (5,618 sq mi) |
• Water | 909 km2 (351 sq mi) 5.9% |
• Rank | #9 in Norway |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 508,500 |
• Rank | #3 in Norway |
• Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +7.9% |
Demonym | Hordalending[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-12[3] |
Income (per capita) | 148,000 kr (2001) |
GDP (per capita) | 263,000 kr (2001) |
GDP national rank | #2 in Norway (7.55% of country) |
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