Country Norway County Hordaland Municipality ID NO-1260 Area 40 km² | Region Western Norway District Nordhordland Adm. Center Bøvågen Population 1,679 (1964) | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind SW at 31 km/h, 78% Humidity | ||
Hordabø is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The 40-square-kilometre (15 sq mi) municipality, which existed from 1924 until 1964, was located on the northern part of the island of Radøy in the present-day municipality of Radøy. The administrative centre was the village of Bøvågen, where Hordabø Church is located.
History
On 1 July 1924, the old Manger municipality was split into three parts: Bø in the northern part, (a much smaller) Manger in the central part, and Sæbø in the southern part. The municipality, which was known as Bø at that time, had a population of 1,938. On 13 March 1925 the name was changed by royal resolution from Bø to Hordabø. On 1 January 1964, Hordabø was merged with Manger and parts of the municipalities of Herdla, Sæbø, Lindås, and Austrheim to form the new municipality of Radøy. Prior to the merger, Hordabø had 1,679 inhabitants.