Hordaland
former county of Norway (1919–2019)
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Summary
Hordaland is a county of Norway[1]. Hordaland draws 753 Wikipedia views per month (county of norway category, ranking #15 of 25).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Norway[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Anne Gine Hestetun[5]
- Instance of: former county of Norway[6]
- Capital: Bergen[7]
- Shares border with: Rogaland[8], Sogn og Fjordane[9], Buskerud[10], Telemark[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Askøy Municipality[12], Austevoll Municipality[13], Austrheim Municipality[14], Bergen Municipality[15], Bømlo Municipality[16], Eidfjord Municipality[17], Etne Municipality[18], Fedje Municipality[19], Fitjar Municipality[20], Fjell[21], Fusa Municipality[22], Granvin Municipality[23], Jondal Municipality[24], Kvam Municipality[25]
- Twinned administrative body: Kaunas[26], Cardiff[27]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Hordaland[28]
- Part of: Western Norway[29]
- Commons category: Hordaland[30]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[31]
- Inception: 1919[32]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: December 31, 2019[33]
- Authority: Hordaland County Municipality[34]
- Official website: https://hordaland.no[35]
- IPA transcription: ˈhɔɾdɑlɑn[36], ˈhɔɾdəlɑn[37]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hordaland[38]
- Population: 516,497[39], 524,495[40]
- Office held by head of government: county mayor of Hordaland[41]
- Replaces: Søndre Bergenhus amt[42]
- Replaced by: Vestland[43]
Why It Matters
Hordaland has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Hordaland is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]