Biri (municipality)

Biri Municipality
Biri herred
View of the village of Biri
Oppland within Norway
Biri within Oppland
Coordinates: 60°57′20″N 10°36′41″E / 60.95558°N 10.6115°E / 60.95558; 10.6115
CountryNorway
CountyOppland
DistrictVestoppland
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
  Succeeded byGjøvik Municipality
Administrative centreBiri
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total
188 km2 (73 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
  Total
3,274
  Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
DemonymBiring
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0525

Biri is a former municipality in the former Oppland county, Norway. The 188-square-kilometre (73 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Gjøvik Municipality in the traditional district of Vestoppland. The administrative centre was the village of Biri.