Editing Hå

{{short description|Municipality in Rogaland, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Hå
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Haa herred
|image_skyline          = Brusandstrand.JPG
|image_caption          = View of the Brusandstrand beach in Hå
|idnumber               = 1119
|county                 = Rogaland
|district               = Jæren
|capital                = [[Varhaug]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|disestablished         = 1 Jan 1894
|succeeded              = [[Nærbø (municipality)|Nærbø]] and [[Varhaug (municipality)|Varhaug]] municipalities
|established2           = 1 Jan 1964
|preceded2              = [[Nærbø (municipality)|Nærbø]], [[Varhaug (municipality)|Varhaug]], and [[Ogna (municipality)|Ogna]] municipalities
|demonym                = Håbu
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Hå komm.svg
|webpage                = www.ha.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Andreas Bjorland
|mayor_party            = [[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 281
|area_total_km2         = 258.00
|area_land_km2          = 247.84
|area_water_km2         = 10.16
|area_water_percent     = 3.9
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 67
|population_total       = 19649
|population_density_km2 = 79.3
|population_increase    = 11.4
|coordinates            = {{coord|58|36|23|N|05|43|29|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6500873 |utm_easting = 0309748 |geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Hå''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Rogaland]] county, [[Norway]]. It is the southernmost municipality in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|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]].

The {{convert|258|km2|adj=on}} 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 19,649. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|79.3|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 11.4% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb hist pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==General information==
[[File:Jærmal.jpg|thumb|left|View of the Hå landscape]]
[[File:Ogna sandstrand.jpg|thumb|left|Sandy beaches at Ogna, in the southern part of the municipality.]]
The [[prestegjeld|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 (municipality)|Nærbø]] (population: 1,806) and [[Varhaug (municipality)|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 (municipality)|Ogna]] (population: 1,470).<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref> In local politics, the divisions between the three previous municipalities remain very visible.

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''Hå'' farm ({{langx|non|Háar}} or {{lang|non|Háir}}) where the local church priest's [[parsonage]] was located. 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. The meaning of the original name is uncertain. It is possible that it comes from the plural [[dative case]] of the word {{wikt-lang|non|há}} which means "aftergrass" (the grass that grows after the first crop has been cut down). Ti may also come from the word {{wikt-lang|non|hár}} which means "[[rowlock]]" (possibly referring to the shape of the [[headland]] on which the farm is located).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4pBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Stavanger amt |date=1915 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=10 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=104 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> On 21 December 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] enacted the [[Norwegian language conflict|1917 Norwegian language reforms]]. Prior to this change, the name was spelled ''Haa'' with the [[digraph (orthography)|digraph]] "[[Aa (digraph)|aa]]", and after this reform, the name was spelled ''Hå'', using the letter [[å]] instead.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=1000}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.nb.no/items/7c810cb2510e5454433266c698b8808e |title=Den Nye rettskrivning : regler og ordlister |publisher=Den Mallingske Boktrykkeri |year=1918 |location=Kristiania, Norge |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 5 July 1991. The official [[blazon]] is ''"Sable, a winch stand argent."'' ({{langx|no|På svart grunn eit sølv vinsjestativ}}). This means the arms have a black [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[winch]] stand. The winch stand has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. 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 [[soil]]s of the municipality. A winch of this type (called a "{{lang|non|steinbukk}}") is used locally for the removal of large stones from the soil for agricultural purposes. It's three legs also represent the three previous municipalities of [[Nærbø (municipality)|Nærbø]], [[Varhaug (municipality)|Varhaug]], and [[Ogna (municipality)|Ogna]] that were merged to creat Hå in 1964. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Hå |access-date=2023-07-02 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hå, Rogaland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-11-19.html |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1991-07-04 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1991-07-04-478 |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has three parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Hå. It is part of the [[Jæren prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Stavanger]].

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Hå'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Nærbø||[[Nærbø Church]]||[[Nærbø]]||2005
|-
|[[Old Nærbø Church]]||[[Nærbø]]||1834
|-
|rowspan="1"|Ogna||[[Ogna Church]]||[[Ogna]]||1250
|-
|rowspan="1"|Varhaug||[[Varhaug Church]]||[[Varhaug]]||1904
|}

==Government==
Hå Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Sør-Rogaland District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Hå is made up of 33 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hå
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/rogaland/hå#seats |access-date=2024-01-27 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Høyre                     = 7
|INP                       = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 8
|Konservativt              = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Hå List
|otherparty_no             = Hå-lista
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hå
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/rogaland/hå#seats |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Hå List
|otherparty_no             = Hå-lista
|otherparty_number         = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hå
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|otherparty                = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no             = Nærbølista
|otherparty_number         = 10
|otherparty1               = Common list for southern Hå<br />
|otherparty_no1            = Samlingsliste for søre Hå
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hå
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/rogaland/hå#seats |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|otherparty                = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no             = Nærbølista
|otherparty_number         = 11
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hå
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Høyre                     = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|otherparty                = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no             = Nærbølista
|otherparty_number         = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hå
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no             = Nærbølista
|otherparty_number         = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hå
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no             = Nærbølista
|otherparty_number         = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hå
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no             = Nærbølisten
|otherparty_number         = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hå
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no             = Nærbølisten
|otherparty_number         = 9
|otherparty1               = Varhaug local list
|otherparty_no1            = Varhaug bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|otherparty2               = Vigrestad local list
|otherparty_no2            = Vigrestad bygdeliste
|otherparty_number2        = 1
|otherparty3               = Ogna local list
|otherparty_no3            = Ogna bygdeliste
|otherparty_number3        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hå
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|DLF/V                     = 1
|otherparty                = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no             = Nærbølisten
|otherparty_number         = 10
|otherparty1               = Varhaug local list
|otherparty_no1            = Varhaug bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 4
|otherparty2               = Vigrestad local list
|otherparty_no2            = Vigrestad bygdeliste
|otherparty_number2        = 2
|otherparty3               = Ogna local list
|otherparty_no3            = Ogna bygdeliste
|otherparty_number3        = 2
|otherparty4               = Nærbø Non-partisan Common List
|otherparty_no4            = Nærbø Upolitiske Samlingsliste
|otherparty_number4        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hå
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no             = Nærbølisten
|otherparty_number         = 10
|otherparty1               = Varhaug local list
|otherparty_no1            = Varhaug bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 7
|otherparty2               = Vigrestad local list
|otherparty_no2            = Vigrestad bygdeliste
|otherparty_number2        = 4
|otherparty3               = Ogna local list
|otherparty_no3            = Ogna bygdeliste
|otherparty_number3        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hå
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|otherparty                = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no             = Nærbølisten
|otherparty_number         = 11
|otherparty1               = Varhaug local list
|otherparty_no1            = Varhaug bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 5
|otherparty2               = Vigrestad local list
|otherparty_no2            = Vigrestad bygdeliste
|otherparty_number2        = 3
|otherparty3               = Ogna local list
|otherparty_no3            = Ogna bygdeliste
|otherparty_number3        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hå
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 1
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|otherparty                = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no             = Nærbølisten
|otherparty_number         = 14
|otherparty1               = Varhaug local list
|otherparty_no1            = Varhaug bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 8
|otherparty2               = Vigrestad local list
|otherparty_no2            = Vigrestad bygdeliste
|otherparty_number2        = 5
|otherparty3               = Ogna local list
|otherparty_no3            = Ogna bygdeliste
|otherparty_number3        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hå
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hå
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 26
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hå
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Local_Lists               = 33
|}}
{{end div col}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Hå (incomplete list - missing 1838-1894):<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-07 |title=Liste over ordførarar i Hå |url=https://www.ha.no/politikk/ordforaren-si-side/tidlegare-ordforarar-i-ha/ |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=Hå kommune |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* 1964-1967: Erik Årsland ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 1968-1969: Erik P. Skretting ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 1970-1975: Kjell Lund ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 1976-1979: Kåre Sandve ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1980-1983: Gabriel S. Rimestad ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 1984-1985: Mindor Jelsa ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 1986-1987: Rasmus Pollestad ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1988-1989: Kjell Lund ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1990-1991: Eldar Odland ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 1992-1993: Ingvar Gausland ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 1994-1995: Tobias Skretting ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1995-1999: Eldar Odland ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1999-2003: Gunnar Siqveland ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2003-2011: Terje Mjåtveit ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 2011-2015: Mons Skrettingland ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2015-2023: Jonas Skrettingland ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 2023-present: Andreas Bjorland ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-23 |title=Ordførar Andreas Bjorland |url=https://www.ha.no/politikk/ordforaren-si-side/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Hå kommune |language=no |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026154215/https://www.ha.no/politikk/ordforaren-si-side/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{{div col end}}

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|align       = none
|direction   = horizontal
|percentages = pagr
|footnote    = Note: The municipality was dissolved in 1894 and it was recreated in 1964.
|source      = [[Statistics Norway]]<ref name="ssb hist pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="FM">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Folketelling 1960 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/folketellinger/kommunehefter/1960/kh_1960_1119.pdf |language=Norwegian}}</ref> and Norwegian Historical Data Centre<ref name="NHDC">{{Cite web |last=Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet |author-link=University of Tromsø |title=Censuses in the Norwegian Historical Data Archive (NHDC) |url=https://rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/reg_komm_e.html}}</ref>
|1855|2859
|1865|3004
|1875|3218
|1891|3409
|1894|3607
|1964|8850
|1970|9978
|1980|12290
|1990|13034
|2000|13921
|2010|16342
|2020|18991
|2023|19649
}}

==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]].<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Hå |url=https://snl.no/H%25C3%25A5 |access-date=2016-06-23 |language=no}}</ref>

===Settlements===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of the largest villages in Hå<ref name="ssb">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=1 January 2015 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. |url=https://www.ssb.no/248689/urban-settlements.population-and-area-by-municipality.1-january-2015}}</ref>
!Name!!Population!!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)!!Population density per km<sup>2</sup>
|-
|[[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===
Hå has a [[temperate oceanic climate]] (Cfb), also known as marine west coast climate. The average date for the last overnight freeze (low below {{convert|0|°C|1|abbr=on}}) in spring is 16 April<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2012 |title=Siste frostnatt om våren |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/siste-frostnatt-om-varen-1.8119060}}</ref> and average date for first freeze in autumn is 10 November<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 September 2013 |title=Første frostnatt |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/forste-frostnatt-1.11261900}}</ref> giving a frost-free season of 207 days (1981-2010 average).

{{Weather box 
|metric first= yes
|single line = yes
|location = [[Obrestad Lighthouse]] in Hå 1991-2020
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
|Jan mean C=2.8
|Feb mean C=2
|Mar mean C=3.1
|Apr mean C=5.9
|May mean C=9.1
|Jun mean C=11.7
|Jul mean C=14.3
|Aug mean C=15.1
|Sep mean C=12.9
|Oct mean C=9.2
|Nov mean C=5.9
|Dec mean C=3.6
|year mean C=
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
|Jan high C=4.4
|Feb high C=3.9
|Mar high C=5.2
|Apr high C=8.4
|May high C=11.5
|Jun high C=14
|Jul high C=16.8
|Aug high C=17.8
|Sep high C=15.1
|Oct high C=11.4
|Nov high C=7.9
|Dec high C=5.5
|year high C=
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
|Jan low C= 0.4
|Feb low C= -0.3
|Mar low C= 1
|Apr low C=3.4
|May low C=6.5
|Jun low C=9.5
|Jul low C=12.2
|Aug low C=12.7
|Sep low C=10.6
|Oct low C=6.9
|Nov low C=3.6
|Dec low C=1.1
|year low C=
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
|precipitation colour=green <!-- Enter "green" for green precipitation colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
|Jan precipitation mm=132
|Feb precipitation mm=100
|Mar precipitation mm=88
|Apr precipitation mm=67
|May precipitation mm=64
|Jun precipitation mm=67
|Jul precipitation mm=88
|Aug precipitation mm=127
|Sep precipitation mm=130
|Oct precipitation mm=155
|Nov precipitation mm=152
|Dec precipitation mm=130
|year precipitation mm=1309
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|Jan precipitation days=15.0
|Feb precipitation days=11.2
|Mar precipitation days=13.3
|Apr precipitation days=11.2
|May precipitation days=11.5
|Jun precipitation days=10.7
|Jul precipitation days=11.4
|Aug precipitation days=13.9
|Sep precipitation days=16.6
|Oct precipitation days=17.5
|Nov precipitation days=18.3
|Dec precipitation days=16.6
|year precipitation days=167.2
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|source 1= yr.no/Norwegian Meteorological Institute (mean, precipitation]<ref>{{Cite web |title=eKlima Web Portal |url=https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-44080/Norway/Rogaland/H%C3%A5/Obrestad%20fyr}}</ref>
|source 2= NOAA-WMO averages 91-2020 Norway <ref>{{Cite web |title=NOAA WMO normals Norway 1991-2020 |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Norway/CSV/?C=D;O=A}}</ref>
}}

==Transportation==
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]].

== Notable people ==
[[File:OB.00475 Jacob Rasch.jpg|150px|thumb|Jacob Rasch]]
* [[Jacob Rasch]] (1669 in Ogna – 1737), the rector of [[Oslo Cathedral School|Christiania Cathedral School]] from 1706 to 1737
* [[Sven Aarrestad]] (1850 in Varhaug – 1942), a writer, politician, and leader in the Norwegian [[temperance movement]]
* [[Tor Obrestad]] (1938 in Hå – 2020), a Norwegian novelist, poet, and documentary writer
* [[Gunnar Torvund]] (1948 in Nærbø – 2019), a sculptor
* [[Kjell Arild Pollestad]] (born 1949 in Hå), an author, theologian, philologist, and [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] priest
* [[Magnus Matningsdal]] (born 1951 in Hå), a judge and a [[Supreme Court of Norway|Supreme Court Justice]] from 1997
* [[Helge Torvund]] (born 1951 in Hå), a psychologist, poet, literary critic, and children's writer
* [[Geir Pollestad]] (born 1978 in Høyland), a politician and government minister
* [[Vidar Nisja]] (born 1986 in Vigrestad), a football midfielder with 324 club caps

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{commons category-inline|Hå}}
* {{wiktionary-inline|Hå}}
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Rogaland}}
* [http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/ha Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}

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[[Category:Municipalities of Rogaland]]
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[[Category:1838 establishments in Norway]]
[[Category:1894 disestablishments in Norway]]
[[Category:1964 establishments in Norway]]