Hareid Municipality
| Hareid kommune | |||
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 Hareid within Møre og Romsdal |
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| Coordinates: 62°21′51″N 06°00′05″E / 62.36417°N 6.00139°ECoordinates: 62°21′51″N 06°00′05″E / 62.36417°N 6.00139°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Sunnmøre | ||
| Administrative centre | Hareid | ||
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| • Mayor (2011) | Anders Riise (H) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 82.32 km2 (31.78 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 76.87 km2 (29.68 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 5.45 km2 (2.10 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 397 in Norway | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 5,057 | ||
| • Rank | 205 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 65.8/km2 (170/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 6.9 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Hareidstøling | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1517 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www |
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Hareid is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Hareid. The other main population centers are Brandal and Hjørungavåg.
The municipality is situated off the mainland coast of Sunnmøre, on an island named Hareidlandet, which it shared with Ulstein Municipality, the commercial capital of the area. Hareid is regarded as the cultural capital with its annual Hareidsstemne and many choirs. It is also an important traffic hub in Sunnmøre and is connected by ferry to the neighboring island of Sula which in turn is connected to the city of Ålesund and the island of Valderøya. The municipality is connected to the mainland via the Eiksund Bridge and Eiksund Tunnel through Ulstein.
The municipality of Hareid was established on 1 January 1917 when it was separated from Ulstein Municipality to form a municipality of its own. Originally, the municipality included the eastern part of Hareidlandet island and the southwestern part of Sula island. The initial population was 2,310. On 1 July 1958, the southwestern part of the island of Sula (population: 68) was transferred from Hareid Municipality to Borgund Municipality.
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