Hordabø


Hordabø is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality, which existed from 1924 until 1964, was located on the northern part of the island of Radøy in the present-day Alver Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Bøvågen, where Hordabø Church is located.

History

On 1 July 1924, the old Manger Municipality was split into three separate municipalities: Bø in the northern part, Manger in the central part, and Sæbø in the southern part. The municipality, which was known as Bø at that time, had a population of 1,938. On 13 March 1925 the name was changed by royal resolution from Bø to Hordabø.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality was dissolved and a merged with the following places to form the new Radøy Municipality.

Municipal council

The municipal council of Hordabø was made up of 19 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: