Haugesund (nor)

Haugesund

Haugesund ranks 2,764th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bergen auf Rügen, Bastia, and Chieti. Memorable people born in Haugesund include Jon Fosse, Susanne Sundfør, and Alexander Søderlund. Memorable people who died in Haugesund include Fartein Valen. Haugesund has been the birth place of many soccer players and writers and the death place of many composers. Haugesund is located in Norway.

Haugesund ( ) is a municipality and town on the North Sea in Rogaland county, Norway. As of December 2023, the municipality of Haugesund has a population of 37,855. The vast majority of the population (37,008) live in the Haugesund urban area in the municipality's southwest. The Haugesund urban area also extends into neighboring Karmøy municipality and has a combined population of 46,359. Haugesund is the main commercial and economic centre of the Haugaland region in northern Rogaland and southern Vestland. The majority of the municipality outside this area is rural or undeveloped. Read more on Wikipedia