Hå
Hå Municipality
Hå kommune | |
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 View of the Brusandstrand beach in Hå | |
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 Rogaland within Norway | |
 Hå within Rogaland | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Jæren |
| Administrative centre | Varhaug |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Jonas Skrettingland (KrF) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 257.99 km2 (99.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 247.78 km2 (95.67 sq mi) |
| • Water | 10.21 km2 (3.94 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #297 in Norway |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 18,591 |
| • Rank | #64 in Norway |
| • Density | 75.0/km2 (194/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +24.9% |
| 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[3] |
| 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.
General information
The parish of Haa was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). In 1894, the municipality of Haa was dissolved and divided into two new municipalities: Nærbø (population: 1,806) and Varhaug (population: 1,801). In the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers 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).[4] In local politics, the divisions between the three previous municipalities are very visible.
Name
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.[5]
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times; they were 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.[6]
Churches
The Church of Norway has three parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Hå. It is part of the Jæren deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger.
| Parish (Sokn) | Church Name | Location of the Church | Year Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nærbø | Nærbø Church | Nærbø | 2005 |
| Old Nærbø Church | Nærbø | 1834 | |
| Ogna | Ogna Church | Ogna | 1250 |
| Varhaug | Varhaug Church | Varhaug | 1904 |
Government
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10,607 | — |
| 1981 | 12,327 | +16.2% |
| 1991 | 13,022 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 14,017 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 16,822 | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 18,591 | +10.5% |
| Source: Statistics Norway.[7] | ||
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.
Municipal council
The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Hå is made up of 33 representatives that are elected to every four years. Currently, the party breakdown is as follows:[8]
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
| Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 3 | |
| Conservative Party (Høgre) | 6 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 7 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 11 | |
| Total number of members: | 33 | |
Geography
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.[9]
Settlements
| Name | Population | Area (km²) | Population density per km² |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Weather
| Climate data for Obrestad Lighthouse, Hå | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
2.9 (37.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
2.3 (36.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
13.5 (56.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
1.8 (35.2) |
5.8 (42.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
2.6 (36.7) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 114 (4.5) |
77 (3.0) |
88 (3.5) |
64 (2.5) |
77 (3.0) |
77 (3.0) |
97 (3.8) |
117 (4.6) |
156 (6.1) |
160 (6.3) |
156 (6.1) |
126 (5.0) |
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: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[11] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
The Sørlandsbanen railway 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.
References
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1915). Norske gaardnavne: Stavanger amt (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 104.
- ^ "Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
- ^ Projected population - Statistics Norway
- ^ "Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M)" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. 2015.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Hå" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-06-23.
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2015). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "eKlima Web Portal". Norwegian Meteorological Institute.
External links
Media related to Hå at Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition of Hå at Wiktionary
Rogaland travel guide from Wikivoyage
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