Meland
Meland is a former municipality in the Nordhordland district in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1923 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020 when it was merged into the new Alver Municipality in Vestland county. The municipality was located about 30 minutes north of the city of Bergen in Western Norway. The island municipality was mostly located on the island of Holsnøy, where the administrative centre of Frekhaug is located. Other villages in Meland include Hjartås, Holme, Io, Krossneset, Meland, and Rossland.
Meland Municipality
Meland kommune | |
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| Mæland herred (historic name) | |
View of the mountain Eldsfjellet in northern Meland | |
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Hordaland within Norway | |
Meland within Hordaland | |
| Coordinates: 60°33′51″N 05°07′07″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Nordhordland |
| Established | 15 Oct 1923 |
| • Preceded by | Alversund Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Alver Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Frekhaug |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015-2019) | Øyvind Helland Oddekalv (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Land | 87.53 km2 (33.80 sq mi) |
| • Water | 5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi) 5.5% |
| • Rank | #386 in Norway |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 8,021 |
| • Rank | #135 in Norway |
| • Density | 91.6/km2 (237/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +33.3% |
| Demonym | Melandsbu |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1256 |
Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 93-square-kilometre (36 sq mi) municipality is the 386th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Meland is the 135th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,021. The municipality's population density is 91.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (237/sq mi) and its population has increased by 33.3% over the last decade.