Hareid
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.
Hareid Municipality
Hareid kommune | |
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Municipality | |
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Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Hareid within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°21′51″N 06°00′05″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Sunnmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1917 |
| • Preceded by | Ulstein Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Hareid |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Bernt Brandal (LL) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 82.28 km2 (31.77 sq mi) |
| • Land | 76.82 km2 (29.66 sq mi) |
| • Water | 5.45 km2 (2.10 sq mi) 6.6% |
| • Rank | #336 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 5,159 |
| • Rank | #181 in Norway |
| • Density | 67.2/km2 (174/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +2% |
| Demonym | Hareidstøling |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1517 |
| Website | Official website |
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 82-square-kilometre (32 sq mi) municipality is the 336th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hareid is the 181st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,159. The municipality's population density is 67.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (174/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2% over the previous 10-year period.