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.
Hå kommune | |
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Municipality | |
View of the Brusandstrand beach in Hå | |
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Coordinates: 58°36′23″N 05°43′29″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 (2019) | Jonas Skrettingland (KrF) |
Area | |
• Total | 258.00 km2 (99.61 sq mi) |
• Land | 247.83 km2 (95.69 sq mi) |
• Water | 10.17 km2 (3.93 sq mi) 3.9% |
• Rank | #281 in Norway |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 19,296 |
• Rank | #67 in Norway |
• Density | 77.9/km2 (202/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | ![]() |
Demonym | Håbu[1] |
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 |
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 19,296. The municipality's population density is 77.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (202/sq mi) and its population has increased by 11.9% over the previous 10-year period.[3][4]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1971 | 10,607 | — |
1981 | 12,327 | +16.2% |
1991 | 13,022 | +5.6% |
2001 | 14,017 | +7.6% |
2011 | 16,822 | +20.0% |
2020 | 18,991 | +12.9% |
Source: Statistics Norway.[5] |
The parish of Haa was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1894, the municipality of Haa was dissolved and divided into two new municipalities: Nærbø (population: 1,806) and Varhaug (population: 1,801). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Hå was recreated by merging of the neighboring municipalities of Nærbø (population: 3,926), Varhaug (population: 3,454), and Ogna (population: 1,470).[6] In local politics, the divisions between the three previous municipalities are very visible.
The municipality is named after the old Hå farm (Old Norse: Háar) where the local church priest's parsonage was located. The meaning of the name is unknown. The river running past this farm is similarly named the Hååna, meaning the "Hå river". It is not known if the river is named after the farm or vice versa.[7]
The coat of arms was granted on 5 July 1991. The arms are black with a silver/white winch in the centre. It is a special type of winch that has historically been used in this area to remove stones from the many farm fields. The arms were chosen to symbolize the hard living on the rocky soils of the municipality.[8]
The Church of Norway has three parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Hå. It is part of the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger.
Parish (sokn) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
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Nærbø | Nærbø Church | Nærbø | 2005 |
Old Nærbø Church | Nærbø | 1834 | |
Ogna | Ogna Church | Ogna | 1250 |
Varhaug | Varhaug Church | Varhaug | 1904 |
All municipalities in Norway, including Hå, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor.[9] The municipality falls under the Sør-Rogaland District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.
The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Hå is made up of 33 representatives that are elected to four year terms. Currently, the party breakdown is as follows:
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 7 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Hå List (Hå-lista) | 9 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 6 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 7 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Nærbø List (Nærbølista) | 10 | |
Common list for southern Hå (Samlingsliste for søre Hå) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 7 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 6 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Nærbø List (Nærbølista) | 11 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 2 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 7 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Nærbø List (Nærbølista) | 12 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 7 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Nærbø List (Nærbølista) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 6 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 8 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Nærbø List (Nærbølista) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 37 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 9 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 10 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Nærbø List (Nærbølisten) | 8 | |
Total number of members: | 37 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 8 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Nærbø List (Nærbølisten) | 9 | |
Varhaug local list (Varhaug bygdeliste) | 2 | |
Vigrestad local list (Vigrestad bygdeliste) | 1 | |
Ogna local list (Ogna bygdeliste) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 37 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 7 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and Liberal People's Party (Liberale Folkepartiet) | 1 | |
Nærbø List (Nærbølisten) | 10 | |
Varhaug local list (Varhaug bygdeliste) | 4 | |
Vigrestad local list (Vigrestad bygdeliste) | 2 | |
Ogna local list (Ogna bygdeliste) | 2 | |
Nærbø Non-partisan Common List (Nærbø Upolitiske Samlingsliste) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 37 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 6 | |
Liberal People's Party (Liberale Folkepartiet) | 1 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Nærbø List (Nærbølisten) | 10 | |
Varhaug local list (Varhaug bygdeliste) | 7 | |
Vigrestad local list (Vigrestad bygdeliste) | 4 | |
Ogna local list (Ogna bygdeliste) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 37 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 7 | |
Nærbø List (Nærbølisten) | 11 | |
Varhaug local list (Varhaug bygdeliste) | 5 | |
Vigrestad local list (Vigrestad bygdeliste) | 3 | |
Ogna local list (Ogna bygdeliste) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 37 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 1 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Nærbø List (Nærbølisten) | 14 | |
Varhaug local list (Varhaug bygdeliste) | 8 | |
Vigrestad local list (Vigrestad bygdeliste) | 5 | |
Ogna local list (Ogna bygdeliste) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 37 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 1 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 7 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 9 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 13 | |
Total number of members: | 37 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 26 | |
Total number of members: | 37 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 33 | |
Total number of members: | 37 |
Hå municipality is located on the southwestern shore of Norway, along the North Sea. The municipality is located mostly in the very flat, coastal Jæren district. The southeastern part of the municipality begins to get a little hilly and rocky and it marks the border of the Dalane district (located to the south and east). Much of the land in Hå is used for agriculture because of its flat landscape. The river Hååna runs through the municipality. The shoreline of the municipality is marked by the Kvassheim Lighthouse and Obrestad Lighthouse.[22]
Name | Population | Area (km2) | Population density per km2 |
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Brusand | 428 | 0.2 | 2,140 |
Hæen | 588 | 0.43 | 1,367 |
Nærbø | 6,995 | 3.28 | 2,133 |
Ogna | 360 | 0.31 | 1,161 |
Sirevåg | 627 | 0.7 | 896 |
Varhaug | 3,114 | 1.57 | 1,983 |
Vigrestad | 2,116 | 1.18 | 1,793 |
Hå has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb), also known as marine west coast climate.
Climate data for Obrestad Lighthouse in Hå 1991-2020 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 4 (39) |
4 (39) |
5 (41) |
9 (48) |
11 (52) |
14 (57) |
17 (63) |
16 (61) |
15 (59) |
10 (50) |
7 (45) |
6 (43) |
10 (50) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
2 (36) |
3.1 (37.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
3.6 (38.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
Average low °C (°F) | 1 (34) |
0 (32) |
1 (34) |
4 (39) |
7 (45) |
9 (48) |
12 (54) |
12 (54) |
11 (52) |
7 (45) |
4 (39) |
2 (36) |
6 (43) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 132 (5.2) |
100 (3.9) |
88 (3.5) |
67 (2.6) |
64 (2.5) |
67 (2.6) |
88 (3.5) |
127 (5.0) |
130 (5.1) |
155 (6.1) |
152 (6.0) |
130 (5.1) |
1,309 (51.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 15.0 | 11.2 | 13.3 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 13.9 | 16.6 | 17.5 | 18.3 | 16.6 | 167.2 |
Source: yr.no/Norwegian Meteorological Institute (mean, precipitation][24] |
The Sørlandet Line runs through the municipality, making several stops. The stations in Hå include Brusand Station, Nærbø Station, Ogna Station, Sirevåg Station, Varhaug Station, and Vigrestad Station.
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