Place:Etne, Hordaland, Norway

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NameEtne
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates59.667°N 5.95°E
Located inHordaland, Norway
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Etne is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland, although it is also sometimes considered to be part of the district of Haugaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Etnesjøen. Other villages in the municipality include Skånevik and Fjæra. The two largest villages in the municipality are Etnesjøen with 1,159 residents and Skånevik with 594 residents (all figures from 1 January 2015).

The municipality is the 154th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Etne is the 200th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,062. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 4.6% over the previous 10-year period.

Etne is situated south of the city of Bergen and it borders the municipalities of Kvinnherad, Ullensvang, Sauda, Suldal, and Vindafjord, the latter three are located in the neighboring county of Rogaland.

A Norwegian motion picture called United was shot in Etne with local people as actors.

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