Home › Entities › former_municipality_of_norway › Meland Municipality

Meland Municipality

former municipality in Hordaland, Norway
AdministrativeArea former_municipality_of_norway Q488392
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Meland Municipality

Summary

Meland Municipality is a former municipality of Norway[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Meland Municipality is located in Hordaland[3].
  • Meland Municipality is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Meland Municipality's head of government is recorded as Nils Marton Aadland[5].
  • Meland Municipality's head of government is recorded as Øyvind Helland Oddekalv[6].
  • Meland Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[7].
  • Meland Municipality's capital is recorded as Frekhaug[8].
  • Meland Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Bergen Municipality[9].
  • Meland Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Radøy Municipality[10].
  • Meland Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Lindås Municipality[11].
  • Meland Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Askøy Municipality[12].
  • Meland Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Meland (former municipality)[13].
  • Meland Municipality's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[14].
  • October 15, 1923 marks the founding of Meland Municipality[15].
  • Meland Municipality was dissolved in December 31, 2019[16].
  • Meland Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.564167, 'lon': 5.118611}[17].
  • Meland Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[18].
  • Meland Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[19].
  • Meland Municipality's separated from is recorded as Alversund Municipality[20].
  • Meland Municipality's official website is recorded as http://www.meland.kommune.no/[21].
  • Meland Municipality's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Meland[22].
  • Meland Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+7812'}[23].
  • Meland Municipality's office held by head of government is recorded as mayor of Meland[24].
  • Meland Municipality's replaces is recorded as Hamre Municipality[25].
  • Meland Municipality's replaces is recorded as Herdla[26].
  • Meland Municipality's replaced by is recorded as Alver Municipality[27].

Body

Geography

Meland Municipality is in the country of Norway[4]. It is located in Hordaland[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+92.58'}[28], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+92.58284167718918'}[29], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+130.52484135624692'}[30], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+37.941999679057744'}[31], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+33.96606391707789'}[32], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0'}[33]. Meland Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+7812'}[23].

Designation and Status

Meland Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[7].

History and Context

October 15, 1923 marks the founding of Meland Municipality[15].

Why It Matters

Meland Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Norway

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Befolkning, 1. januar 2016. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Meland Municipality. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/meland-municipality
MLA “Meland Municipality.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/meland-municipality.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_meland-municipality_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Meland Municipality}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/meland-municipality}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Meland Municipality — https://4ort.xyz/entity/meland-municipality (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/meland-municipality · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Official website → http://www.meland.kommune.no/
    Separated from → Alversund Municipality
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Meland
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43521|batch #43521]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.