{{short description|Municipality in Rogaland, Norway}} {{Infobox kommune |name = Haugesund |native_name = |native_name_lang = |other_name = |former_name = |image_skyline = Haugesund rådhus Rådhuset City Hall Munthe-Kaas Blakstad 1931 Fontene Nils Flakstad Skåregata Norway 2020-06-08 09560.jpg |image_caption = [[Haugesund City Hall|The city hall]], designed by [[Gudolf Blakstad]] and [[Herman Munthe-Kaas]] |idnumber = 1106 |county = Rogaland |district = Haugaland |capital = [[Haugesund (town)|Haugesund]] |established = 1 Feb 1855 |preceded = [[Torvastad Municipality]] |demonyms = Haugesundar<br />Haugesunder |language = Bokmål<ref>{{cite web |title=Språkprofil |trans-title=Language profile |url=https://www.haugesund.kommune.no/_f/p1/i931da099-b009-4f5e-8c82-94206ceeb565/haugesund-kommune-sprakprofil-uu.pdf |access-date=4 March 2026 |website=haugesund.kommune.no |publisher=Haugesund Municipality |page=10 |language=nb |quote=Skriftspråket i Haugesund kommune er bokmål. Det betyr at det er bokmål som i hovedsak skal brukes.}}</ref> |coatofarms = Haugesund komm.svg |flag = Flag of Haugesund.svg |webpage = www.haugesund.kommune.no |mayor = Nils Konrad Bua |mayor_party = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]] |mayor_as_of = 2023 |elevation_max_m = 245.87 |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 = 339 |area_total_km2 = 72.68 |area_land_km2 = 68.38 |area_water_km2 = 4.3 |area_water_percent = 5.9 |population_as_of = 2026 |population_rank = 28 |population_total = 38663 |population_density_km2 = 532 |population_increase = 4.6 |coordinates = {{coord|59|26|47|N|05|17|54|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}} }}
'''Haugesund''' ({{IPA|no|ˈhæʉɡəsʉn||Haugesund.ogg}}) is a [[municipalities of Norway|municipality]] on the coast of the North Sea in [[Rogaland]] county, Norway. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Haugaland]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the [[Haugesund (town)|town of Haugesund]]. Other village areas in Haugesund Municipality include Skokland, Vikse, Skastad, and [[Røvær]]. The majority of the municipality outside the town is rural or undeveloped.<ref name="snl">{{Cite SNL|Haugesund|Haugesund|2026-03-14|Thorsnæs|Geir|2026-03-04|editor2-first=Per Roger|editor2-last=Lauritzen}}</ref>
The [[Haugesund Region]], a [[Metropolitan regions of Norway|statistical metropolitan area]], which consists of [[Karmøy Municipality]], Haugesund Municipality, [[Tysvær Municipality]], [[Sveio Municipality]], and [[Bokn Municipality]], has a population of over 101,000 people (as of 2026).<ref name="ssb pop" /> During the last 20 years, the municipality has established its position as the main trading centre for the [[Haugaland]] region and southern parts of [[Vestland]] county. It has several relatively large shopping centres, however, this has led to a decline of the trade and shopping activity in the town centre.<ref name="Ballo">{{Cite news |last=Ballo |first=Jannike Gottschalk |date=29 June 2010 |title=Flytter ut av sentrum |url=http://www.h-avis.no/nyheter/flytter-ut-av-sentrum-1.5419821 |access-date=2013-06-14 |publisher=Haugesunds avis |language=no}}</ref>
[[File:Hasseløy aerial view.png|thumb|left|[[Hasseløya]] island in the [[Karmsundet]] strait which separates the rural island of [[Karmøy (island)|Karmøy]] (top) and the urban Haugesund Municipality (below).]] The {{convert|72.68|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 339th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Haugesund Municipality is the 28th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of {{formatnum:38663}}. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|532|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 4.6% over the previous 10-year period.<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=no}}</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=no}}</ref>
The [[Haugesund (town)|town of Haugesund]] dominates the landscape of the area. About {{convert|15.54|km2}} of the municipality (about 21% of the municipality) is covered by the urban area of the town of Haugesund. The remaining area of the municipality (about 79% of the land area) is very rural. The portion of the municipality including the urban town of Haugesund has about 37,600 residents, while the rural portion of the municipality has about 1,000 residents. The town of Haugesund has grown to the south, so a portion of the urban town crosses over into [[Karmøy Municipality]]. The {{convert|5.88|km2|adj=on}} area of the town located in Karmøy has about 9,700 residents.<ref name="ssb">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2025-10-27 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}</ref><ref name="snl" />
==General information== In 1854, the urban village area of [[Haugesund (town)|Haugesund]] (population: 1,066) was declared to be a [[ladested]] ({{lit|port of [[lading]]}} or port [[List of towns and cities in Norway|town]]). Due to this designation, on 1 February 1855, the new town was separated from the large [[Torvastad Municipality]] to become a separate municipality. On 1 January 1911, a small urban area in the neighboring [[Skåre Municipality]] (population: 3,847) which directly abutted the town of Haugesund was transferred into Haugesund Municipality. On 1 January 1958, the remainder of the rural [[Skåre Municipality]] was merged with the town of Haugesund, creating a much larger Haugesund Municipality. On 1 January 1965, the island of [[Vibrandsøy]] (population: 70) was transferred from [[Torvastad Municipality]] into Haugesund Municipality.<ref name="Dag">{{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 |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>
===Name=== The municipality (and the town) is named after the Haugesundet strait ({{langx|non|Haugasund}}), which is named after the old ''Hauge'' farm ({{langx|non|Haugar}}). The first element is the plural [[genitive case]] of {{wikt-lang|non|haugr}} which means "hill" or "mound". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|sund}} which means "[[strait]]" or "[[Sound (geography)|sound]]".<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=419 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref><ref name="snl" />
[[File:Haugesund byvåpen gammelt.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Arms from 1862–1930]] [[File:Haugesund komm.svg|thumb|left|100px|Current arms]] ===Coat of arms=== The original [[coat of arms]] was granted on 29 December 1862 and it was in use until 5 March 1930 when a new coat of arms was approved. The arms were designed as a painting of a harbour scene. The old arms showed three full [[herring]] barrels sitting on land and an [[anchor]] leaning against the barrels. In the background, the ocean harbour is showing along with three seagulls flying in the sky. Often, it was shown with a gold [[mural crown]] above the shield. The old arms showed the importance of herring fishing and processing in the town. The three barrels also represented the three parts of the municipality: the mainland and the islands of [[Hasseløya]] and [[Risøya]]. The arms were designed by A. Fenger Krog.<ref name="NK">{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway – Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Haugesund |access-date=2023-07-01 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref name="FW">{{Cite web |title=Haugesund, Rogaland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-11-06.html |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref>
A new [[coat of arms]] was granted on 5 March 1930 to replace the old arms and to simplify them for the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the town. The [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], three seagulls [[Volant (heraldry)|volant]] [[argent]] [[per fess]] surmounted by a [[mural crown]] [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]"'' ({{langx|no|I blått tre flyvnde sølv måker}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a set of three [[seagull]]s lined up vertically. The charge 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. The seagulls and blue color were chosen to represent the importance of the sea. The new arms from 1930 removed the herring barrels from the old arms due to the decline in the importance of that industry. The arms were designed by [[Hallvard Trætteberg]]. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref name="NK" /><ref name="FW" />
===Churches=== The [[Church of Norway]] has three parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Haugesund Municipality. It is part of the [[Haugaland prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Stavanger]].
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Haugesund Municipality''''' !Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built |- |rowspan="1"|Rossabø||[[Rossabø Church]]||[[Rossabø]]||1972 |- |rowspan="2"|Skåre||[[Skåre Church]]||[[Haugesund (town)|Haugesund]]||1858 |- |[[Udland Church]]||[[Haugesund (town)|Haugesund]]||2002 |- |rowspan="1"|Vår Frelser||[[Vår Frelsers Church (Rogaland)|Vår Frelsers Church]]||[[Haugesund (town)|Haugesund]]||1901 |}
==Geography== [[File:Røvær 02.jpg|thumb|right|View of [[Røvær]]]] Haugesund Municipality has a coastline with the [[North Sea]], however, the island of [[Karmøy (island)|Karmøy]] and the [[archipelago]] of [[Røvær]] shelter it from the rough waters of the ocean. The [[Karmsundet]]et strait, located between Karmøy island and the mainland of Haugesund Municipality used to be very strategically important, since ships could pass without having to sail through heavy sea. The islands of [[Risøya]] and [[Hasseløya]] lie in the Karmsundet and they are both densely built up. They are connected to the mainland by bridges. [[Røvær]] lies further out to sea and consists of a number of islands. Røvær is sparsely populated and connected to the mainland by ferry. The islands of [[Vibrandsøya]] and its neighboring islands are now mainly a recreational area. The [[Røværsholmen Lighthouse]] sits just off the coast of the main [[Røvær]] island. The lakes [[Vigdarvatnet]] and [[Stakkastadvatnet]] both are located in the municipality.
==Government== Haugesund 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 SNL|kommunestyre| kommunestyre|2024-12-31|Hansen|Tore|2024-11-25|editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Haugaland og Sunnhordland District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].
===Municipal council=== The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Haugesund Municipality is made up of 49 representatives that are elected every four years. The government is located at the [[Haugesund City Hall]]. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]] {{div col}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |start = 2023 |end = 2027 |reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 – Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/rogaland/haugesund#seats |access-date=2024-01-25 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref> |collapsed = |Total = 49 |Arbeiderpartiet = 11 |Fremskrittspartiet = 7 |Grønne = 1 |Høyre = 15 |INP = 3 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2 |Pensjonistpartiet = 2 |Rødt = 1 |Senterpartiet = 1 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4 |Venstre = 2 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |start = 2019 |end = 2023 |reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/rogaland/haugesund#seats |access-date=2020-07-02 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 49 |Arbeiderpartiet = 15 |Fremskrittspartiet = 6 |Grønne = 3 |Høyre = 14 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2 |Pensjonistpartiet = 2 |Rødt = 1 |Senterpartiet = 2 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3 |Venstre = 1 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |start = 2015 |end = 2019 |reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=14 October 2015 |title=BYSTYRET |url=http://www.haugesund.kommune.no/lokaldemokrati/politisk-organisering/bystyret |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224235450/http://www.haugesund.kommune.no/lokaldemokrati/politisk-organisering/bystyret |archive-date=24 December 2016 |access-date=2017-04-30 |publisher=Haugesund kommune |language=no}}</ref><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 = 49 |Arbeiderpartiet = 19 |Fremskrittspartiet = 7 |Høyre = 11 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3 |Senterpartiet = 1 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2 |Venstre = 2 |Pensjonistpartiet = 2 |Grønne = 2 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |start = 2011 |end = 2015 |reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/rogaland/haugesund#seats |access-date=2020-07-02 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 49 |Arbeiderpartiet = 14 |Fremskrittspartiet = 6 |Høyre = 19 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3 |Pensjonistpartiet = 3 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1 |Venstre = 3 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |start = 2007 |end = 2011 |reference = <ref name="ssb valg" /> |collapsed = yes |Total = 49 |Arbeiderpartiet = 10 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3 |Venstre = 5 |Høyre = 20 |Fremskrittspartiet = 7 |Pensjonistpartiet = 2 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |start = 2003 |end = 2007 |reference = <ref name="ssb valg" /> |collapsed = yes |Total = 49 |Arbeiderpartiet = 12 |Fremskrittspartiet = 12 |Høyre = 14 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3 |Senterpartiet = 1 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4 |Venstre = 2 |Pensjonistpartiet = 1 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |start = 1999 |end = 2003 |reference = <ref name="ssb valg" /> |collapsed = yes |Total = 49 |Arbeiderpartiet = 12 |Fremskrittspartiet = 10 |Høyre = 15 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3 |Venstre = 3 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 49 |Arbeiderpartiet = 12 |Fremskrittspartiet = 9 |Høyre = 11 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6 |Senterpartiet = 1 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2 |Venstre = 6 |Pensjonistpartiet = 2 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 69 |Arbeiderpartiet = 15 |Fremskrittspartiet = 7 |Høyre = 13 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 11 |Pensjonistpartiet = 12 |Senterpartiet = 2 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5 |Venstre = 4 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 69 |Arbeiderpartiet = 22 |Fremskrittspartiet = 11 |Høyre = 18 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 10 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2 |Venstre = 6 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 69 |Arbeiderpartiet = 25 |Fremskrittspartiet = 7 |Høyre = 21 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 10 |Senterpartiet = 1 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2 |Venstre = 3 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 69 |Arbeiderpartiet = 22 |DLF = 1 |Fremskrittspartiet = 4 |Høyre = 26 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 11 |Senterpartiet = 1 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1 |Venstre = 3 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 69 |Fremskrittspartiet = 4 |Arbeiderpartiet = 25 |DLF = 6 |Høyre = 16 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 12 |Senterpartiet = 2 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2 |Venstre = 2 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 69 |Arbeiderpartiet = 25 |Høyre = 16 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 10 |Senterpartiet = 3 |Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 2 |Venstre = 13 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 69 |Arbeiderpartiet = 26 |Høyre = 17 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 8 |Senterpartiet = 1 |Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 2 |Venstre = 15 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 69 |Arbeiderpartiet = 29 |Høyre = 18 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 7 |Senterpartiet = 1 |Venstre = 14 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 69 |Arbeiderpartiet = 26 |Høyre = 17 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 7 |Senterpartiet = 1 |Venstre = 18 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |city = 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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 61 |Arbeiderpartiet = 24 |Høyre = 16 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 7 |Venstre = 14 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |city = 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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 60 |Arbeiderpartiet = 22 |NKP = 1 |Høyre = 14 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 7 |Venstre = 16 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |city = 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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 60 |Arbeiderpartiet = 21 |NKP = 2 |Høyre = 14 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5 |Venstre = 18 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |city = 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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 60 |Arbeiderpartiet = 25 |NKP = 4 |Høyre = 13 |Venstre = 18 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Haugesund |city = 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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 60 |Høyre = 21 |Venstre = 18 |Arbeiderpartiet = 21 |}} {{div col end}}
===Mayors=== The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|nb|ordfører}}) of Haugesund Municipality is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Idar H. |title=Ordfører |url=http://www.haugesund.kommune.no/lokaldemokrati/politisk-organisering/ordforer/453-ordforer?highlight=WyJvcmRmXHUwMGY4cmVyZSJd |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817083637/http://www.haugesund.kommune.no/lokaldemokrati/politisk-organisering/ordforer/453-ordforer?highlight=WyJvcmRmXHUwMGY4cmVyZSJd#tidligere-ordf%C3%B8rere |archive-date=2016-08-17 |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Haugesund kommune |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |year=2024 |editor-last=Fiva |editor-first=Jon H |editor2-last=Sørensen |editor2-first=Rune J. |editor3-last=Vøllo |editor3-first=Reidar |title=Local Candidate Dataset |url=https://www.jon.fiva.no/docs/FivaSorensenVollo2024.pdf}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * 1855–1856: Tønnes Eide * 1857–1858: Gudmund Halleland * 1859–1860: Peder A. Høydahl * 1861–1866: Ludolf J. Eide * 1867–1867: Østen Kolstø * 1868–1868: Ditlev Møller * 1869–1871: E. M. Fredriksen * 1872–1872: Jens H. Hansen * 1873–1874: Ludolf J. Eide * 1875–1876: Arne Lothe * 1877–1877: Ludolf J. Eide * 1878–1878: Jens H. Hansen * 1879–1879: Hans J. Steensnæs * 1880–1880: Arne Lothe * 1881–1881: Ludolf J. Eide * 1882–1882: Jens H. Hansen * 1883–1883: Hans J. Steensnæs ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]) * 1884–1884: Jens H. Hansen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]) * 1885–1885: Hans J. Steensnæs ([[Moderate Liberal Party|MV]]) * 1886–1886: Hans J. Kyvik * 1887–1887: J. Ferdinand Jacobsen * 1888–1888: Jacob Kielland * 1889–1889: Frithjof Eide ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]) * 1890–1890: Hans J. Steensnæs ([[Moderate Liberal Party|MV]]) * 1891–1891: Svend Jacobsen ([[Moderate Liberal Party|MV]]) * 1892–1892: Johan Aubert * 1893–1893: Svend Jacobsen ([[Moderate Liberal Party|MV]]) * 1894–1895: [[Hakon Magne Valdemar Wrangell|Hakon Magne Wrangell]] ([[Moderate Liberal Party|MV]]) * 1896–1896: Hans Steen ([[Moderate Liberal Party|MV]]/[[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]) * 1897–1897: [[Hakon Magne Valdemar Wrangell|Hakon Magne Wrangell]] ([[Moderate Liberal Party|MV]]) * 1898–1898: Hans Steen ([[Moderate Liberal Party|MV]]/[[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]) * 1899–1899:[[Hakon Magne Valdemar Wrangell|Hakon Magne Wrangell]] ([[Moderate Liberal Party|MV]]) * 1900–1900: Thomas Haaland ([[Moderate Liberal Party|MV]]) * 1901–1901: Erich Lindøe ([[Moderate Liberal Party|MV]]) * 1902–1903: Thomas Haaland ([[Moderate Liberal Party|MV]]) * 1904–1904: Rasmus G. Hagland ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]) * 1905–1907: Ola Bertelsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]) * 1908–1908: Svend Lindøe ([[Temperance Party (Norway)|AvH]]) * 1909–1909: Valentin Valentinsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]) * 1910–1910: Thomas Haaland ([[Bygdeliste|LL]]) * 1911–1911: Magne Rønnevig ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]) * 1912–1912: Carl J. Dueland ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]) * 1913–1913: Bernt Seland ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]) * 1914–1914: Svend Lindøe ([[Temperance Party (Norway)|AvH]]) * 1915–1916: Valentin Valentinsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]) * 1917–1917: [[Lars O. Meling]] ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]) * 1918–1918: Kristian Holgersen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]) * 1919–1919: Carl J. Westerlund ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]) * 1920–1921: Peder Haugen ([[Free-minded Liberal Party|FV]]) * 1922–1922: Carl J. Westerlund ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]) * 1923–1924: Gabriel Faye ([[Free-minded Liberal Party|FV]]) * 1925–1925: Christian Haaland ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]) * 1926–1926: Clement Gerhardsen ([[Free-minded Liberal Party|FV]]) * 1927–1927: Edvard Velde ([[Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway|NSA]]) * 1928–1931: Christian Haaland ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]) * 1932–1935: H. Karluf Hanssen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]) * 1936–1936: Søren Caspersen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]) * 1937–1937: Martin Olaussen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]) * 1938–1938: [[Ingvald Førre]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]) * 1939–1940: Sigurd Lie ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]) * 1941–1941: Eystein Jenssen ([[Bygdeliste|LL]]) * 1942–1945: Jacob Kyvik ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]]) * 1945–1945: Hans Jacobsen ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]]) * 1945–1945: Sigurd Lie ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]) * 1946–1947: Nils E. Nilsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]) * 1948–1949: Einar Osland ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]) * 1950–1950: Karl Sørensen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]) * 1951–1951: Andreas Gullhaugen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]) * 1952–1952: Karl Sørensen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]) * 1953–1953: Rasmus Bakkevig ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]) * 1954–1954: Karl Sørensen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]) * 1955–1955: [[Gunnar Fredrik Hellesen]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]) * 1956–1957: Karl Sørensen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]) * 1958–1959: [[Gunnar Fredrik Hellesen]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]) * 1960–1961: Karl Sørensen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]) * 1962–1963: Stener Askeland ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]) * 1964–1965: Jens Edvard Haugland ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]) * 1966–1967: Stener Askeland ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]) * 1968–1969: Jens Edvard Haugland ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]) * 1970–1971: Olle Johan Eriksen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]) * 1972–1973: Jens Edvard Haugland ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]) * 1974–1975: Olle Johan Eriksen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]) * 1976–1977: Ola Foldøy ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]]) * 1978–1983: Olle Johan Eriksen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]) * 1984–1987: Edvard Ringen, Jr. ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]) * 1988–1989: [[Einar Steensnæs]] ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]]) * 1990–1991: Nils J. Storesund ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]) * 1992–1993: [[Einar Steensnæs]] ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]]) * 1993–1995: Turid Dalland ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]) * 1995–2001: [[Finn Martin Vallersnes]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]) * 2001–2015: [[Petter Steen Jr.]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]) * 2015–2023: Arne-Christian Mohn ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]) * 2023–present: Nils Konrad Bua ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-13 |title=Nils Konrad Bua blir ny ordfører i Haugesund |url=https://www.nrk.no/rogaland/nils-konrad-bua-blir-ny-ordforer-i-haugesund-1.16555816 |access-date=2024-01-25 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref> {{div col end}}
==Education== The main campus of [[Stord/Haugesund University College]] is located in the town of Haugesund. Established in 1994, it is the result of the merger between ''Haugesund Nursing College'', ''Stord Teachers College'', and ''Stord Nursing College''.<ref name="omhsh">{{Cite web |year=2007 |title=Om HSH |url=http://www.hsh.no/om_hsh.htm |access-date=2007-10-24 |publisher=Høgskolen Stord/Haugesund |language=no |archive-date=31 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031041836/http://www.hsh.no/om_hsh.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[University college#Sweden and Norway|university college]] has approximately 2700 students and 260 employees,<ref name="omhsh" /> thus making it one of the smallest university colleges in Norway.
Rogaland county operates four high schools in Haugesund Municipality. The schools Skeisvang and Vardafjell prepare pupils for further for college or university studies. The schools Haugaland and Karmsund are vocational high schools. In addition, the private Haugesund Toppidrettsgymnas has a sports-oriented high school program.
Haugesund Municipality has seven pure elementary schools of grades 1 to 7 (Saltveit, Gard, Austrheim, Solvang, Lillesund, Rossabø, and Brakahaug), two pure middle schools of grades 8 to 10 (Haraldsvang and Håvåsen), and three grade 1 to 10 schools (Hauge, Røvær, and Skåredalen). In addition, the Breidablik school offers elementary and middle school courses to new foreigners and refugees. The two private schools are Steinerskolen offering a [[Waldorf education]] program, and Danielsen, a Christian school offering courses for grades 8 and 9.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GRUNNSKOLER |url=https://www.haugesund.kommune.no/organisasjon/oppvekst-og-kultur/grunnskoler/396-grunnskoler |access-date=28 December 2020 |archive-date=17 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117035917/https://www.haugesund.kommune.no/organisasjon/oppvekst-og-kultur/grunnskoler/396-grunnskoler |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==International relations== {{Main|List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway}}
===Twin towns – sister cities=== Haugesund has [[Twin towns and sister cities|sister city]] agreements with the following places: * {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Ekenäs (Finland)|Ekenäs]], Uusimaa, Finland<ref name="vennskapsbyer" /> * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Emden]], Lower Saxony, Germany<ref name="vennskapsbyer" /> * {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Søllerød]], Hovedstaden, Denmark<ref name="vennskapsbyer">{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Idar H. |year=2004 |title=Vennskapsbyer |url=http://www.haugesund.kommune.no/cgi-bin/haugesund/imaker?id=12128&visdybde=2&aktiv=12128 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009141539/http://www.haugesund.kommune.no/cgi-bin/haugesund/imaker?id=12128&visdybde=2&aktiv=12128 |archive-date=2007-10-09 |access-date=2007-10-25 |publisher=Haugesund kommune |language=no}}</ref> * {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Ystad]], Skåne, Sweden<ref name="vennskapsbyer" />
Each of the sister cities (with exception of Emden) has given its name to a street in Haugesund. The streets are located in the same area near the border to the neighbouring municipality.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Map of Norway |url=http://www.1881.no/Kart/ |access-date=2015-10-12 |publisher=1881.no}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{EB1911 poster|Haugesund}} * [http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/haugesund Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}} * {{official website|http://www.haugesund.kommune.no/}} {{in lang|no}} * {{cite EB1911|wstitle=Haugesund |volume=13 |short=x}} * [http://www.haugalandet.net/ Haugalandet.net] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110604174750/http://home.online.no/~eihustve/ht990615.htm Haraldshaugen, the national monument]
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