Editing Hamarøy Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Nordland, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Hamarøy
|native_name            = Hábmera suohkan
|native_name_lang       = smj
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Hammerø herred
|image_skyline          = Tømmernes.jpg
|image_caption          = View near Tømmernes in Hamarøy
|idnumber               = 1875
|county                 = Nordland
|district               = Salten
|capital                = [[Oppeid]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonyms               = Hamarøying<br />Hamarøyværing
|language               = Neutral
|sami_language          = [[Lule Sami]]
|coatofarms             = Hamarøy komm 2020.svg
|flag                   = none
|webpage                = www.hamaroy.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Britt Kristoffersen Løksa
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2019
|elevation_max_m        = 1517.49
|highest_point_ref      = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank              = 36
|area_total_km2         = 2020.44
|area_land_km2          = 1837.61
|area_water_km2         = 182.83
|area_water_percent     = 9
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 243
|population_total       = 2729
|population_density_km2 = 1.4
|population_increase    = 49.9
|coordinates            = {{coord|68|04|33|N|15|46|56|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

{{native name|no|'''Hamarøy'''}} or {{native name|smj|'''Hábmer'''}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/571604 |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[[Norwegian Mapping Authority|Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Stadnamn og rettskriving |url=https://www.kartverket.no/kart/stedsnavn/stadnamn-og-rettskriving/ |access-date=2018-07-13 |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref> is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Nordland]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Salten]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Oppeid]]. Other villages include [[Drag, Norway|Drag]], [[Hellmobotn]], [[Innhavet]], [[Karlsøy, Nordland|Karlsøy]], [[Korsnes]], [[Presteid]], [[Skutvika]], [[Tømmerneset]], [[Tranøya, Hamarøy|Tranøya]], and [[Ulvsvåg]].

The {{convert|2020|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 36th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Hamarøy is the 243rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,729. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|1.4|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by about 50% over the previous 10-year period (due to the enlargement of the municipality when part of [[Tysfjord Municipaltiy]] became part of Hamarøy in 2020).<ref name="ssb 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==
The municipality of Hamarøy was established on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, the part of Hamarøy located on the south side of the [[Sagfjorden (Nordland)|Sagfjorden]] and west of the [[Veggfjellan]] mountain (population: 77) was transferred to neighboring [[Steigen Municipality]]. On the same date, the Tysnes and Molvik farms (population: 33) was transferred from Hamarøy to the neighboring [[Tysfjord Municipality]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no}}</ref>

On 1 January 2020, the western part of [[Tysfjord Municipality]] was merged into Hamarøy Municipality. This occurred because in 2017, it was decided by the [[Parliament of Norway]] that the neighboring [[Tysfjord Municipality]] would be divided along the [[Tysfjorden]] with the eastern half being merged with the neighboring [[Narvik Municipality]] and [[Ballangen Municipality]] to form a new, larger [[Narvik Municipality]] and the remaining western half will be merged with Hamarøy Municipality on the same date.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Karlsen |first=Tone Anita |date=2017-08-22 |title=Ny Narvik tar form |url=http://www.ht.no/nyheter/2017/08/22/Nye-Narvik-tar-form-15192004.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911072326/http://www.ht.no/nyheter/2017/08/22/Nye-Narvik-tar-form-15192004.ece |archive-date=11 September 2017 |access-date=2017-09-10 |work=Harstad Tidende |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-13 |title=Intensjonsavtale Hamarøy og Tysfjord |url=https://www.tysfjord.kommune.no/intensjonsavtale-hamaroey-og-tysfjord.5936561-340628.html |access-date=2017-09-10 |publisher=Tysfjord kommune |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''Hamarøya'' island ({{langx|non|Hamarøy}}), which is now a peninsula, since the first [[Hamarøy Church]] was built there. The first element is the [[genitive case]] of the word {{wikt-lang|non|hǫm}} which means "[[thigh]]/[[leg]] (of an [[animal]])". The last element is {{wikt-lang|no|øy}} which means "[[island]]". This was likely because the island (or a part of it) was shaped in the form of an animal's leg.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K21BAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1905 |edition=16 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=263 |language=no}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Hammerø''. On 6 January 1908, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Hamarøy''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1908 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1908. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015110481021_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=24}}</ref>

On 21 January 2011, the national government approved a resolution to add a co-equal, official [[Sami language]] name for the municipality: {{lang|smj|Hábmer}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-01-21 |title=Samisk navn på Hamarøy kommune, Nordland |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/2011-01-21-80?q=H%C3%A1bmera%20suohkan |access-date=2023-11-19 |publisher=LovData.no |language=no}}</ref> The spelling of the Sami language name changes depending on how it is used. It is called {{lang|smj|Hábmer}} when it is spelled alone, but it is {{lang|smj|Hábmera suohkan}} when using the Sami language equivalent to "Hamarøy Municipality".<ref name="sami name">{{Cite web |title=Stadnamn og rettskriving |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/stadnamn/stadnamn-og-offisielle-sprak-i-noreg |access-date=2023-11-19 |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
[[File:Hamarøy komm.svg|thumb|left|100px|Arms (1982-2019)]]
[[File:Hamarøy komm 2020.svg|thumb|left|100px|Current arms since 2020]]
The original [[coat of arms]] was granted on 19 February 1982 and in use until 1 January 2020 when the new arms were put into use. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a lynx [[statant|statant guardant]] [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|I blått en stående sølv gaupe}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[lynx]]. The lynx 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. Lynx are common in the area it was chosen for the arms as a symbol for the rich wildlife in the forests of the municipality. The arms were designed by Asbjørn Mathiassen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Hamarøy |access-date=2023-02-01 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hamarøy, Nordland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-18-49.html |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1982-04-23 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1982-02-19-423 |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

The current [[coat of arms]] was adopted in 2019 for use starting on 1 January 2020 after a municipal merger. The [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a rock carving of two swans [[argent]]"''. This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a depiction of a 9,000-year-old rock carving of the outlines of two [[swan]]s. The swans have a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means they are commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The ancient [[rock carving]] seen at Dyreberget in Leiknes is a notable historical feature for the municipality. The two swans also symbolize the two cultures of the municipality: Norwegian and [[Lule Sami]]. The arms were designed by Ingar Nikolaisen Kuoljok and Dag Winsjansen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Er du klar for nytt kommunevåpen? |url=https://www.nyehamaroy.no/er-du-klar-for-nytt-kommunevaapen.6223821-475902.html |access-date=2020-02-09 |publisher=NyeHamarøy.no |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gracheva |first=Svetlana |date=2020-08-21 |title=Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.hamaroy.kommune.no/kommunevaapen.519707.no.html |access-date=2023-02-01 |publisher=Hábmera suokan/Hamarøy kommune |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Hamarøy Municipality. It is part of the [[Ofoten prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Hamarøy'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Hamarøy||[[Hamarøy Church]]||[[Presteid]]||1974
|-
|rowspan="2"|Sagfjord||[[Sagfjord Church]]||[[Karlsøy, Nordland|Karlsøy]]||1770
|-
|[[Tømmernes Church]]||[[Tømmerneset]]||1952
|}

==Geography==
[[File:Hamarøyskaftet01.JPG|thumb|left|[[Hamarøyskaftet]] mountain in spring]]
[[File:SteinslandvatnetNat.res..JPG|left|thumb|Map of Steinslandvatnet nature reserve]]
Hamarøy Municipality borders [[Narvik Municipality]] to the north, [[Steigen Municipality]] to the west, [[Sørfold Municipality]] to the south, the [[Vestfjorden (Norway)|Vestfjorden]] to the northwest, and the country of [[Sweden]] to the southeast. The large island of [[Finnøya, Nordland|Finnøya]] is located between the [[Sagfjorden (Nordland)|Sagfjorden]] and the Kaldvågfjorden. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1517.49|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Bjørntoppen.<ref name="elev" />

Lakes in the municipality include [[Fjerdvatnet]], [[Forsanvatnet]], [[Forsvatnet]], [[Kaldvågvatnet]], [[Kilvatnet]], [[Livsejávrre]], [[Makkvatnet]], [[Reinoksvatnet]], [[Rekvatnet]], [[Rotvatnet]], [[Sandnesvatnet]], [[Skilvatnet]], [[Šluŋkkajávri]], and [[Strindvatnet]].

===Nature===
Hamarøy is dominated by small [[fjord]]s, [[Scots Pine|pine]], [[birch]], and [[aspen]] [[woodland]] and forest, and coastal [[mountain]]s. There are several [[nature reserve]]s, such as Trollpollen nature reserve dominated by pine and birch<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trollpollen naturreservat |url=http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1695#4562 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926224852/http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1695#4562 |archive-date=2007-09-26 |access-date=2008-11-23 |language=no}}</ref> located a few kilometers north of [[Innhavet]], Lilandsvatnet [[wetland]] area,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lilandsvatnet naturreservat |url=http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1614#4481 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926224638/http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1614#4481 |archive-date=2007-09-26 |access-date=2008-11-23 |language=no}}</ref> Steinslandsosen [[estuary]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Steinslandsosen naturreservat |url=http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1670#4537 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926224930/http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1670#4537 |archive-date=2007-09-26 |access-date=2008-11-23 |language=no}}</ref> and Kvannskogen with old [[Populus tremula|aspen]] trees with rich [[lichen]] flora.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kvannskogen naturreservat |url=http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1605#9150 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207092044/http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1605#9150 |archive-date=2012-02-07 |access-date=2008-11-23 |language=no}}</ref> The mountain [[Hamarøyskaftet]] has long been regarded as nature's own [[Phallus|phallic symbol]] ''<small>(See [http://www.jonjonassen.net/hamaroy/hamaroy_bilder/020hamaroy.jpg picture 1] and  [http://www.cavinguk.co.uk/holidays/NorthNorway2005/steigen/normal/HamaroeyskaftetDistant.jpg picture 2])</small>''.

===Climate===
Hamarøy has an [[oceanic climate|oceanic]] or [[boreal climate]], depending on winter threshold used ({{convert|0|C}} or {{convert|-3|C}}). The wettest season is autumn and early winter, while April - June is the driest, indicating an oceanic climate. The record high is {{convert|33.7|C}} recorded 18 July 2018 at Drag.

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|Jun mean C=10.7
|Jul mean C=14.1
|Aug mean C=13.1
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}}

==Government==
Hamarøy 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 [[Midtre Hålogaland District Court]] and the [[Hålogaland Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Hamarøy is made up of 17 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                      = Hamarøy
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/nordland/hamarøy#seats |access-date=2023-12-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hamarøy
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/nordland/hamarøy#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|note = On 1 January 2020, part of [[Tysfjord Municipality]] became part of Hamarøy Municipality.
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hamarøy
|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                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hamarøy
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/nordland/hamarøy#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hamarøy
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|smallparty                = Joint list of the [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal Party]] and political independents
|smallparty_no             = Samarbeidslista Venstre og partipolitisk uavhengige 
|smallparty_number         = 2
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Liberal Party (Norway)}} 50%, white 50%);
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hamarøy
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|smallparty                = Joint list of the [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal Party]] and political independents
|smallparty_no             = Samarbeidslista Venstre og partipolitisk uavhengige 
|smallparty_number         = 4
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Liberal Party (Norway)}} 50%, white 50%);
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hamarøy
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|smallparty                = Joint list of the [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal Party]] and politically independent voters
|smallparty_no             = Venstre og partipolitisk uavhengige velgere
|smallparty_number         = 8
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Liberal Party (Norway)}} 50%, white 50%);
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hamarøy
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Collaboration list
|otherparty_no             = Samarbeidslista 
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hamarøy
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Collaboration list
|otherparty_no             = Samarbeidslista 
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hamarøy
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hamarøy
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Sp/V                      = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hamarøy
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hamarøy
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|otherparty                = Hamarøy Free Voters
|otherparty_no             = Hamarøy Frie Velgere
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hamarøy
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hamarøy
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hamarøy
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hamarøy
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 10
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hamarøy
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hamarøy
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 11
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hamarøy
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hamarøy
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hamarøy
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 9
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Hamarøy was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position (incomplete list):
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*1838-18??: Truls Krog Koch
*1857-1864: Nikolai Walsøe
*1880-1886: Olaus Holter ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1887-1899: Andreas Nilsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1908-1910: Joakim E. Winther ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1911-1919: Johan Hoff Ellingsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1919-1937: Konrad Halmøy ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1937-1942: Sverre Pedersen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1942-1943: Sverre Vaag ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1943-1945: Sverre Pedersen 
*1945-1945: Bjarne Gaarder ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1945-1945: Nordahl Markussen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1946-1947: Johan Stokland ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1947-1955: Arthur Thoresen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1955-1959: Petter Fikke ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1959-1967: Ulrik Normann ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1967-1983: Olav Elsbak, Jr. ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1983-1991: Ingvald Sørensen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1991-1995: Sverre Harald Eriksen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1995-2003: May Valle ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*2003-2007: Jan-Folke Sandnes ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2007-2015: Rolf Steffensen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2015-2019: Jan-Folke Sandnes<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-10-14 |title=Han blir ny ordfører i Hamarøy |url=http://www.fremover.no/lokale-nyheter/hamaroy/han-blir-ny-ordforer-i-hamaroy/s/5-17-86603 |access-date=2015-10-14 |work=[[Fremover]] |language=no}}</ref> ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2019–present: Britt Kristoffersen Løksa ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
{{div col end}}

==Transportation==
[[File:Skutvik.JPG|thumb|right|[[Skutvika]], with ferry connection to Svolvær]]
While Hamarøy has a low [[population density]], it sees some traffic during the summer months as the main road connection to [[Svolvær]] and the [[Lofoten]] islands runs through Hamarøy and its administrative centre, [[Oppeid]]. The [[ferry]] ride to [[Skrova]] and Svolvær is approximately 2 hours and departs from [[Skutvika]] (approximately 15 minutes from Oppeid) at regular intervals. In 2008, the ferry schedule was considerably reduced due to the new [[Lofoten Mainland Connection]] road. The [[European route E6]] highway runs north and south through the municipality on its way to [[Narvik]]. Bus service by [[Stoklands Bilruter]] is available between certain villages in Hamarøy.

==Economy==
[[File:Tranoy fyr.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tranøy Lighthouse]]]]
The municipal administration and other public services are located in [[Oppeid]]. There is a hotel in the municipality, as well as the scenic [[Tranøy Lighthouse]] which can be rented.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tranøy fyr |url=http://en.tranoyfyr.no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206184205/http://en.tranoyfyr.no/ |archive-date=2009-02-06 |access-date=2008-11-23}}</ref>

Skutvik is a small residential and marina area concentrated around the ferry dock. In the high season the number of cars and motor homes in line for the ferry can be significant. There are a few sights to see in Skutvik, as well as a small bar/cafe and a [[Statoil]] gas station.

==Knut Hamsun==
The writer [[Knut Hamsun]], winner of the 1920 [[Nobel Prize in Literature]], grew up in Hamarøy. [[Knut Hamsun Centre|The Knut Hamsun Centre]], a museum and educational center dedicated to Knut Hamsun's life and work, finished building in 2009 and opened for the public in June 2010. Knut Hamsun's childhood home is also open for visitors in summer. The Hamsun literature festival was founded in 1982 and takes place in Hamarøy during the first week of August every second year.

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Hamsunsenteret.jpg|Knut Hamsun Centre
Hamsun bldsa HA0341.jpg|Knut Hamsun, 1939
</gallery>

== Notable people ==
* [[Knut Hamsun]] (1859–1952), a writer and winner of the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] in 1920 who was brought up in Hamarøy
* [[Sigurd Johan Normann]] (1879 in Hamarøy — 1939), a theologian and Bishop for the [[Diocese of Hålogaland]] in Tromsø from 1937 to 1939
* [[Tore Hamsun]] (1912 in Hamarøy – 1995), a painter, writer, and publisher
* [[Horst Tappert]] (1923–2008), a German movie and TV actor who had a summer holiday cabin in Hamarøy <ref>{{IMDb name|0850096|name=Horst Tappert}}. Retrieved 01 September 2020.</ref>
* [[Jack Berntsen]] (1940–2010), a philologist, songwriter, and folk singer who grew up in Hamarøy

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/hamaroy-habmer Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://hamsunsenteret.no/en The Knut Hamsun Centre]
*[http://www.e-architect.co.uk/norway/knut_hamsun_center.htm The Knut Hamsun Centre's architecture]

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