Hosanger
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Hosanger is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.
It was created by the split of Hammer og Hosanger on 1 January 1885, which created the new municipalities Alversund, Hammer and Hosanger. At that time Hosanger had a population of 3.387.
On 1 January 1867 a district of Voss with 28 inhabitants was moved to Hosanger by Royal resolution. On 1 January 1910 the district of Modalen was separated from Hosanger to create a discrete municipality with 821 inhabitants. The split left Hosanger with 2.524 inhabitants.
On 1 January 1964 the area north of the Osterfjord, with 791 inhabitants, became a part of the enlarged Lindås municipality. The rest of Hosanger, with 1.616 inhabitants, took part in a merger to create the new municipality Osterøy.
The village Hosanger is located on the western shore of the Osterøy, between Lonevåg and Fotlandsvåg.
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