Biri (municipality)
Biri Municipality
Biri herred | |
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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 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Oppland |
| District | Vestoppland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Gjøvik Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Biri |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 188 km2 (73 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
• Total | 3,274 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Biring |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-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.