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Skånevik Municipality

Skånevik Municipality

Skånevik is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 589.6-square-kilometre (227.6 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now divided between Kvinnherad Municipality and Etne Municipality in the traditional district of Sunnhordland in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Skånevik. Other villages in the municipality included Fjæra, Åkra, and .

Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the 589.6-square-kilometre (227.6 sq mi) municipality was the 180th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Skånevik Municipality was the 326th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,705. The municipality's population density was 4.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (12/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 6% over the previous 10-year period.