Editing Samnanger (section)

{{short description|Municipality in Vestland, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Samnanger
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Kvittingen1.jpg
|image_caption          = View of Kvittingen valley area
|idnumber               = 4623
|county                 = Vestland
|district               = Midhordland
|capital                = [[Tysse, Hordaland|Tysse]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1907
|preceded               = [[Os, Hordaland|Os Municipality]]
|demonym                = Samning
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Samnanger komm.svg
|webpage                = www.samnanger.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Karl Bård Kollbotn
|mayor_party            = [[Progress Party (Norway)|FrP]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 274
|area_total_km2         = 269.07
|area_land_km2          = 257.41
|area_water_km2         = 11.66
|area_water_percent     = 4.3
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 251
|population_total       = 2495
|population_density_km2 = 9.7
|population_increase    = 2.5
|coordinates            = {{coord|60|24|10|N|05|48|20|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6700562 |utm_easting = 0324050 |geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Samnanger''' ({{IPA|no-NO-03|ˈsɑ̂mnɑŋər|lang}}) is a municipality in the [[Midhordland]] region of [[Vestland]] county, [[Norway]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Tysse, Hordaland|Tysse]]. Other main villages in the municipality include [[Haga, Hordaland|Haga]] and [[Bjørkheim, Samnanger|Bjørkheim]] in [[Nordbygda, Samnanger|Nordbygda]]. The municipality is located about {{convert|20|km}} east of the city of [[Bergen]], Norway's second largest city. It surrounds the inner part of the [[Samnangerfjorden]] and the surrounding valleys. There are mountains that surround the municipality. The development of [[hydroelectric]] power plants started here in 1909.

The {{convert|269|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 274th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Samnanger is the 251st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,495. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|9.7|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 2.5% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb hist pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

In 2016, the chief of police for [[Vestlandet]] formally suggested a reconfiguration of police districts and stations. He proposed that the police station in Samnanger be closed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fjelltveit |first=Ingvild |last2=Raunholm |first2=Per Vidar |date=2016-12-20 |title=Foreslår å legge ned 17 lensmannskontor i Vest politidistrikt |url=https://www.nrk.no/hordaland/slik-vil-songstad-ha-vest-politidistrikt-1.13284803 |access-date=2017-10-20 |work=NRK Hordaland |language=no}}</ref>