Hauge, Rogaland

Hauge i Dalane or just Hauge (Haua in the local dialect) is the administrative centre of Sokndal municipality, Norway. Its total area is 2.35 km² [http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/tab-2006-07-05-01-en.html Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality 1 January 2006] from Statistics Norway] . Its population (as of January 1 2006) is 2,182, with a population density of 929 residents per km². The postal code for Hauge i Dalane is 4380 [http://epab.posten.no/Engelsk/searchchk.asp?SearchType=2&SearchType=3&SearchWord=4380 Search result for '4380'] at Norway Post's [http://epab.posten.no/Engelsk/Default.asp Electronic Postcode Directory] .] .

Trivia

*In an unceremonious SMS-vote competition dubbed "the dialectical games" ("dialektiske leker"), hosted by NRK-Rogaland between 20 June and 11 August in 2006cite web|url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/rogaland/lokalen_pa_nett/1.620504|title="Dialektiske leker" at NRK-Rogaland website|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2006-12-21] , the dialect spoken in 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 roundcite web|url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/rogaland/1.835512|title=Victory announcement at NRK-Rogaland website|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2006-12-21] .

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