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Øygarden Municipality

former municipality in Hordaland, Norway (1964–2019)
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Øygarden Municipality

Summary

Øygarden Municipality is a former municipality of Norway[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Øygarden Municipality is located in Hordaland[3].
  • Øygarden Municipality is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Øygarden Municipality's head of government is recorded as Otto Harkestad[5].
  • Øygarden Municipality's head of government is recorded as Børge Haugetun[6].
  • Øygarden Municipality's head of government is recorded as Åse Gunn Husebø[7].
  • Øygarden Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[8].
  • Øygarden Municipality's capital is recorded as Rong[9].
  • Øygarden Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Fedje Municipality[10].
  • Øygarden Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Radøy Municipality[11].
  • Øygarden Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Askøy Municipality[12].
  • Øygarden Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Fjell[13].
  • Øygarden Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Øygarden[14].
  • Øygarden Municipality's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[15].
  • January 1, 1964 marks the founding of Øygarden Municipality[16].
  • Øygarden Municipality was dissolved in December 31, 2019[17].
  • Øygarden Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.610833333333, 'lon': 4.8247222222222}[18].
  • Øygarden Municipality's located in/on physical feature is recorded as North Sea[19].
  • Øygarden Municipality's significant event is recorded as creation[20].
  • Øygarden Municipality's official website is recorded as https://www.oygarden.kommune.no/[21].
  • Øygarden Municipality's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Øygarden[22].
  • Øygarden Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+4852'}[23].
  • Øygarden Municipality's office held by head of government is recorded as mayor of Øygarden[24].
  • Øygarden Municipality's replaces is recorded as Hjelme Municipality[25].
  • Øygarden Municipality's replaces is recorded as Herdla[26].
  • Øygarden Municipality's replaced by is recorded as Øygarden Municipality[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+66.75'}[28], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+66.79500145303096'}[29], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+985.9518222882526'}[30], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+919.1568208352217'}[31], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+54.4700485024118'}[32], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0'}[33]. Øygarden Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+4852'}[23].

Designation and Status

Øygarden Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[8].

History and Context

January 1, 1964 marks the founding of Øygarden Municipality[16].

Why It Matters

Øygarden Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Q76137154. 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.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Official website → https://www.oygarden.kommune.no/
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Øygarden
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +2019-12-31T00:00:00Z
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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