Samnanger
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| Samnanger kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Hordaland | ||
| District | Midhordland | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1242 | ||
| Administrative centre | Tysse | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Marit A. Aase (KrF) | ||
| Area (Nr. 290 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 269 km² (103.9 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 258 km² (99.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 2,331 | ||
| - Density | 9/km² (23.3/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -2.8 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 316 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
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| Website: www.samnanger.kommune.no | |||
Samnanger is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.
Samnanger was separated from Os January 1, 1907.
The municipality is located east of Bergen. Development of hydroelectric power plants started in 1909.
[edit] The name
The name originally belonged to the fjord (now Samnangerfjorden). The meaning of the first element is unknown, the last element is angr m 'fjord'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from 1990. It shows six drops of water because the district has much rainfall and hydroelectric power.
(See also the coat-of-arms of Bykle and Tinn.)
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