Manger Municipality

The parish of Manger was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1871, the northwestern island district (population: 2,484) was separated to form the new Herdla Municipality. This left Manger Municipality with a population of 4,364. Then on 1 January 1910, the rest of the islands in the western part of Manger Municipality (population: 986) was separated to form the new Hjelme Municipality. This left Manger Municipality with a population of 4,453. On 1 July 1924, Manger Municipality was divided into three municipalities: Bø Municipality (population: 1,938) in the north, a much smaller Manger Municipality (population: 1,426) in the central part, and Sæbø Municipality (population: 1,125) in the south. Churches The Church of Norway had one parish () within Manger Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Manger prestegjeld and the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. ==Geography==

Manger unicipality originally included almost all of the island of Radøy, the northern part of the island of Holsnøy, and all the islands west of these areas all the way to the open sea. Over time, the municipality was reduced in size several times, so that by 1964, it was just the central part of the island of Radøy. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Morkefjellet. Hordabø Municipality was located to the north, Lindås Municipality was located to the northeast, Sæbø Municipality was located to the southeast, Herdla Municipality was located to the south, and Hjelme Municipality was located to the west. ==Government==

While it existed, Manger Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Gulating Court of Appeal. Municipal council The municipal council of Manger Municipality was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party. {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table Mayors The mayor () of Manger Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people held this position: • 1838–1839: Ole Jacobsen Sjurtvedt • 1840–1843: Jacob Waagenæs • 1844–1845: Michael Sars • 1846–1851: Ole Jacobsen Sjurtvedt • 1852–1859: Gudmund N. Kolstad • 1860–1861: Halvor Olsen Brudeknapsholmen • 1862–1865: I.L. Kobro • 1866–1871: Jacob Severin Kars • 1872–1873: Magne Magnesen Solheim • 1874–1875: Knut R. Askeland • 1876–1881: Wilhelm Askeland • 1882–1907: Hans Smith • 1908–1910: Ole Maraas • 1911–1913: Lauritz Johan A. Tvedt • 1914–1916: Ole Maraas • 1916–1928: Lauritz Johan A. Tvedt • 1929–1934: Olav Eikenes • 1935–1945: Karl G. Kolstad • 1946–1947: Ragnvald Færøy • 1948–1951: Lauritz Johan A. Tvedt • 1952–1955: Sverre Kolstad • 1956–1959: Otto Holmås • 1960–1963: Wilhelm Kartveit ==See also==