Hå
Hå Municipality
Hå kommune | |
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| Haa herred (historic name) | |
View of the Brusandstrand beach in Hå | |
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Rogaland within Norway | |
Hå within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 58°36′23″N 05°43′29″E / 58.60639°N 5.72472°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Jæren |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1894 |
| • Succeeded by | Nærbø and Varhaug municipalities |
| Re-established | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Preceded by | Nærbø, Varhaug, and Ogna municipalities |
| Administrative centre | Varhaug |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Andreas Bjorland (KrF) |
| Area | |
• Total | 258.00 km2 (99.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 247.84 km2 (95.69 sq mi) |
| • Water | 10.16 km2 (3.92 sq mi) 3.9% |
| • Rank | #281 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 19,649 |
| • Rank | #67 in Norway |
| • Density | 79.3/km2 (205/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +11.4% |
| Demonym | Håbu |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1119 |
| Website | Official website |
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.
The 258-square-kilometre (100 sq mi) 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 79.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (205/sq mi) and its population has increased by 11.4% over the previous 10-year period.