Hå Municipality

Hå is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is the southernmost municipality in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Varhaug. Other villages in Hå include Brusand, Hæen, Nærbø, Obrestad, Ogna, Sirevåg, and Vigrestad.

Key facts

Kommune.name: Hå
Kommune.former_name: Haa herred
Kommune.image_skyline: Brusandstrand.JPG
Kommune.image_caption: View of the Brusandstrand beach in Hå
Kommune.idnumber: 1119
Kommune.county: Rogaland
Kommune.district: Jæren
Kommune.capital: Varhaug
Kommune.established: 1 Jan 1838
Kommune.preceded: none
Kommune.disestablished: 1 Jan 1894
Kommune.succeeded: Nærbø and Varhaug municipalities
Kommune.established2: 1 Jan 1964
Kommune.preceded2: Nærbø, Varhaug, and Ogna municipalities
Kommune.demonym: Håbu
Kommune.language: Neutral
Kommune.coatofarms: Hå komm.svg
Kommune.webpage: www.ha.kommune.no

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Norway
Demonym: Håbu
Country: Norway
Located in: Rogaland
Capital: Varhaug
Population: 20087
Area: 0.59
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Shares border with: Eigersund Municipality
Official website: www.ha.no
Image: Jærstrendene Landskapsvernområde - Hå, Norway 2021-08-09 (07).jpg
Households: 292

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Commons category: Hå
topic's main category: Category:Hå
language used: Nynorsk
inception: 1964-01-01

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

General information
Name
Coat of arms
Churches
Government
Municipal council
Mayors
Population
Geography
Settlements
Climate
Transportation
Notable people
References
External links

The municipality is the 281st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hå is the 67th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 19,649. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 11.4% over the previous 10-year period.

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