Hauge, Rogaland

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Hauge i Dalane or just Hauge (Haua in the local dialect) is the administrative centre of Sokndal municipality, Norway. It's total area is 2.35km²[1]. Its population (as of January 1, 2006) is 2,182, with a population density of 929 residents per km²[1]. The postal code for Hauge i Dalane is 4380[2].

[edit] Trivia

  • In a unceremonious SMS-vote competition dubbed "the dialectical games" ("dialektiske leker"), hosted by NRK-Rogaland between 20 June and 11 August in 2006[3], the dialect spoken i Hauge won a narrow victory over the Suldal-dialect as "the most beautiful dialect in Rogaland", receiving 2,816 of the total 5,577 votes in the final round[4].

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality 1 January 2006 from Statistics Norway
  2. ^ Search result for '4380' at Norway Post's Electronic Postcode Directory.
  3. ^ "Dialektiske leker" at NRK-Rogaland website (Norwegian). Retrieved on December 21, 2006.
  4. ^ Wictory anoucement at NRK-Rogaland website (Norwegian). Retrieved on December 21, 2006.


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