Editing Samnanger

{{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>

==General information==
[[File:Klungerdalsnipa.jpg|thumb|left|View of Klungerdalsnipa]]
[[File:Church Samnanger.jpg|thumb|left|[[Samnanger Church]]]]
The municipality of Samnanger was established on 1 January 1907 when it was separated from the municipality of [[Os, Hordaland|Os]]. Initially, Samnanger had 3,025 residents. The borders of the municipality have not changed since that time.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the [[Samnangerfjorden]] ({{langx|non|Samnangr}}) since it is a central geographic feature in the area. The first element is likely the old name for a local river, possibly derived from the word {{wikt-lang|non|sǫmn}} which has an unknown meaning. The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|angr}} which means "[[bay]]" or "[[inlet]]".<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Samnanger |url=http://snl.no/Samnanger |access-date=2014-07-13 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ud5LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt |date=1910 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=11 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=186 and 221 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 27 April 1990. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules]], six [[goutte]]s [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] in annulo"'' ({{langx|no|På raud grunn seks gule dråpar som lagar ein sirkel}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a set of six [[goutte]]s (drops of water) arranged in a circle. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. Water was chosen as a symbol on the arms because of the wet [[climate]] and the source of [[hydroelectricity]] that is prevalent in the area. The arms were designed by Even Jarl Skoglund. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Samnanger |access-date=2023-05-22 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Samnanger, Hordaland |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-12-42.html |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1990-06-30 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1990-04-27-303 |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> {{See also-text|the coats of arms of [[Bykle#Coat of arms|Bykle]] and [[Tinn#Coat of arms|Tinn]]}}

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Samnanger. It is part of the [[Hardanger og Voss prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]].

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Samnanger'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Samnanger||[[Haga Church (Norway)|Haga Church]]||[[Haga, Hordaland|Haga]]||1995
|-
|[[Samnanger Church]]||[[Ådland, Samnanger|Ådland]]||1851
|}

==Government==
Samnanger Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Hordaland District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Samnanger is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/vestland/samnanger#seats |access-date=2024-01-21 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Grønne                    = 2
|Høyre                     = 2
|INP                       = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestland/samnanger#seats |access-date=2020-02-02 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Grønne                    = 2
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|otherparty                = Local List
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista
|otherparty_number         = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Grønne                    = 1
|otherparty                = Local List
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Hordaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/hordaland/samnanger#seats |access-date=2020-02-02 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|otherparty                = Local List
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|otherparty                = Local List
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|otherparty                = Local List
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|otherparty                = Local List
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|otherparty                = Local list for Samnanger
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista for Samnanger 
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Local_Lists               = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Local_Lists               = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|NKP                       = 1
|Local_Lists               = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Local_Lists               = 11
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Samnanger
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 10
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
[[File:TypicalNorwegianRuralHousing.jpg|thumb|right|View of some typical houses in Samnanger]]
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Samnanger:
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1907–1916: Nils S. Røsseland
*1916–1928: Knut Tvedt ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1929–1943: Johannes Gaupholm ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*1943–1945: Johannes Tveiterås ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1945–1945: Nils K. Langeland 
*1946–1959: Ingjald Tveit ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*1960–1963: Mons Tveit ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*1964–1967: Martin K. Nilsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1968–1971: Ragnvald Brigsten ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1972–1975: Martin K. Nilsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1976–1977: Knut N. Langeland ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*1978–1979: Martin K. Nilsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1980–1981: Knut N. Langeland ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*1982–1991: Brynjulv Hernes ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1991–1999: Brigt Olav Gåsdal ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1999–2015: Marit A. Aase ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*2015–2023: Knut Harald Frøland ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*2023-present: Karl Bård Kollbotn ([[Progress Party (Norway)|FrP]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karl Bård Kollbotn vald som ny ordførar i Samnanger |url=https://www.samnanger.kommune.no/aktuelt/nyheiter/karl-bard-kollbotn-vald-til-ny-ordforar-i-samnanger/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Samnanger kommune |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

==Geography==
Samnanger lies at the inner end of the [[Samnangerfjorden]]. [[Bjørnafjorden Municipality]] lies to the south, [[Bergen Municipality]] is to the west, [[Vaksdal Municipality]] is to the north, and [[Kvam Municipality]] is to the east. Samnanger lies on the mainland of Norway, but its western parts lie on the [[Bergen Peninsula]]&mdash;a large peninsula connected to the mainland by a small [[isthmus]] of land running between [[Trengereid]] in Bergen and [[Trengereidfjorden]] in Samnanger.

The [[Gullfjellet]] mountains lie along the western border of the municipality. The mountain [[Sveningen]] lies at the [[tripoint]] border with Samnanger, Bergen, and Bjørnafjorden municipalities. The [[Kvamskogen]] [[mountain plateau]] lies along the eastern border of the municipality.

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|align       = none
|direction   = horizontal
|percentages = pagr
|source      = [[Statistics Norway]]<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="FM">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Folketellingen 1960 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/folketellinger/kommunehefter/1960/kh_1960_1242.pdf |language=Norwegian}}</ref> and Norwegian Historical Data Centre<ref name="NHDC">{{Cite web |last=Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet |author-link=University of Tromsø |title=Censuses in the Norwegian Historical Data Archive (NHDC) |url=https://rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/reg_komm_e.html}}</ref>
|1907|3025
|1910|3025
|1920|2664
|1930|2588
|1946|2440
|1951|2503
|1960|2493
|1970|2180
|1980|2305
|1990|2412
|2000|2282
|2010|2375
|2020|2485
|2023|2495
}}

== Notable people ==
* [[Knud Langeland]] (1813–1886), an American editor, farmer, and politician who emigrated in 1843
* [[Gustav Indrebø]] (1889–1942), a Norwegian philologist who was interested in [[toponymy]]
* [[Jarle Høysæter]] (1933–2017), a Norwegian journalist who worked with [[NRK]] and [[Eurovision (network)|Eurovision]]
{{wide image|Samnanger.jpg|770px|Samnanger, the body of water is the inner part of the Samanger Fjord.}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Samnanger}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/samnanger Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}

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[[Category:Samnanger| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Vestland]]
[[Category:1907 establishments in Norway]]