Haram, Norway

Haram is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative center is Brattvåg, the industrial center of Sunnmøre. Other important villages in the municipality include Austnes, Eidsvik, Helle, Longva, Hildrestranda, Søvik, Tennfjord, and Vatne.

Haram Municipality
Haram kommune
Municipality
Harham herred  (historic name)
View of Lepsøy
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Haram within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°34′03″N 06°22′20″E
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictSunnmøre
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 2020
  Succeeded byÅlesund Municipality
Re-established1 Jan 2024
  Preceded byÅlesund Municipality
Administrative centreBrattvåg
Government
  Mayor (2023)Vebjørn Krogsæter (Sp)
Area
  Total261.14 km2 (100.83 sq mi)
  Land254.30 km2 (98.19 sq mi)
  Water6.84 km2 (2.64 sq mi)  2.6%
  Rank#294 in Norway
Population
 (2018)
  Total9,345
  Rank#122 in Norway
  Density36.7/km2 (95/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 +8.4%
DemonymsHarams-mann
Harams-kvinne
Haramsøying
Official language
  Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1534
WebsiteOfficial website

The 261-square-kilometre (101 sq mi) municipality is the 294th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Haram is the 122nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 9,345. The municipality's population density is 36.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (95/sq mi) and its population has increased by 8.4% over the last decade.

Brattvåg IL is a sports club based in the municipality. Tennfjord Mannskor is a male choir from the village of Tennfjord. The Ulla Lighthouse and Hellevik Lighthouse are both located in the northwestern part of the municipality.

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