Odda, Norway
| Odda kommune | |||
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 Odda within Hordaland |
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| Coordinates: 60°04′00″N 06°32′46″E / 60.06667°N 6.54611°ECoordinates: 60°04′00″N 06°32′46″E / 60.06667°N 6.54611°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Hordaland | ||
| District | Hardanger | ||
| Administrative centre | Odda | ||
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| • Mayor (2015) | Roald Aga Haug (A) | ||
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| • Total | 1,615.89 km2 (623.90 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 1,478.21 km2 (570.74 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 137.68 km2 (53.16 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 42 in Norway | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 7,006 | ||
| • Rank | 149 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -6.2 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Odding | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1228 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website | www |
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Odda is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality is located in southeastern Hordaland county, surrounding the southern end of the Sørfjorden. The administrative centre is the town of Odda, which is also the main commercial and economic centre of the entire Hardanger region. Other villages in the municipality include Botnen, Eitrheim, Håra, Røldal, Seljestad, Skare, and Tyssedal.
In 1927, Erling Johnson, working at Odda Smelteverk, invented a process to produce three-component, NPK fertilizers. This process is now known as the Odda process.
The new municipality of Odda was established on 1 July 1913 when the southern district of Ullensvang was separated out to form its own municipality. Initially, Odda had 3,077 residents. Then on 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipality of Røldal (population: 676) was merged into Odda, bringing the total population of the new municipality to 10,163 residents.
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