Haugaland info

Geographically it is limited by the Hardangerfjord to the north, Boknafjord to the south and the district of Hardanger inland.

The region spans the counties of Hordaland and Rogaland, including the municipalities of Haugesund, Karmøy, Utsira, Tysvær, Bokn, Sveio, Vindafjord, Etne and Sauda. As of 2006, there are 96,423 inhabitants.

 

Bays in Haugaland, Norway

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Egersund is a coastal town in the municipality of Eigersund in the county of Rogaland, Norway. The municipality has 13,418 (2006) inhabitants, of whom 9,528 (2006) live in the town. The town has an area of 6.0 km²....


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Haugesund was separated from Torvastad as a city and municipality of its own in 1855. The rural municipality of Skåre was merged with Haugesund 1 January 1958. Haugesund is a small municipality, only 73 km². The population is 31,738, giving the municipality a population density of 459 people per km²....


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Karmoy is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located southwest of the city of Haugesund....


Kopervik is the largest city on the island Karmoy in the county of Rogaland in Norway. It has around 9000 inhabitants and is the centre of administration for the municipality of Karmoy....


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Sauda is a municipality and industrial town in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Ryfylke. Sauda was separated from Suldal in 1842....


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Sola is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren. The old municipality of Håland was divided into Sola and Madla in 1930....


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Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. Stavanger was established as a municipality 1 January 1838. The rural municipalities of Hetland and Madla merged with Stavanger 1 January 1965....


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Tananger is a village in the municipality of Sola, in the county of Rogaland, Norway. Its population (2005) is 5,817, a near double from 1980 when 3,020 people lived there....


Vindafjord is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Haugaland....


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