Hareid (village)

{{Short description|Village in Hareid Municipality, Norway}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Hareid

|other_name =

|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Hareid.jpg

|image_caption = View of the village

|image_map = {{Infobox mapframe|zoom=11|marker=village}}

|pushpin_map = Møre og Romsdal#Norway

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|pushpin_label_position = right

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Western Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Møre og Romsdal

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Sunnmøre

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Hareid Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 2.63

|population_as_of = 2024

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 3662

|population_density_km2 = 1392

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 6060 Hareid

|coordinates = {{coord|62.3704|6.0290|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 3

|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Hareid (Møre og Romsdal) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal/Hareid/Hareid/ |access-date=2019-09-07 |publisher=yr.no}}}}

Hareid{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/921868 |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}} is the administrative centre of Hareid Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern coast of the island of Hareidlandet, along the Sulafjorden. The village has a shopping center, some industry, a hotel, and Hareid Church.{{Cite SNL|Hareid_-_tettstad|Hareid (tettstad)|2025-05-04|Tennøy|Per-Morten|2024-11-26}}

The {{convert|2.63|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2024) of 3,662 and a population density of {{convert|1392|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2024-10-01 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}

The Norwegian County Road 61 runs from Hareid to the town of Ulsteinvik on the other side of the island. There is also a ferry that runs between Hareid and Sulesund across the Sulafjorden on the island of Sula. There is another road heading north from Hareid to the village of Brandal, and it heads south to the village of Hjørungavåg.

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Category:Villages in Møre og Romsdal

Category:Hareid