Varhaug (municipality)
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Varhaug is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 85-square-kilometre (33 sq mi) municipality existed from 1894 until 1964. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Varhaug where Varhaug Church is located. The municipality encompassed the central part of the present-day Hå Municipality. It included the villages of Varhaug and Vigrestad as well as the surrounding countryside.[3]
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Varhaug Municipality
Varhaug herred | |
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Coordinates: 58°37′05″N 05°39′25″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Rogaland |
District | Jæren |
Established | 1 Jan 1894 |
• Preceded by | Haa Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Hå Municipality |
Administrative centre | Varhaug |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 85 km2 (33 sq mi) |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 3,454 |
• Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Demonym | Varhaugsbu[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1118[2] |
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