Halsa
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| Image:NO 1571 Halse.svg | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | |
| District | Nordmøre | |
| Municipality | NO-1571 | |
| Administrative centre | Liabø | |
| Mayor (2003) | Margrete Seter (Tverrpolitisk Bygdeliste) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 278 301 km² 293 km² 0.09 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 355 1,714 0.04 % -15.4 % 6/km² |
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| www.halsa.kommune.no |
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Halsa is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1988). The motive represents the three headlands of the municipality.
[edit] What to see
Halsa is the location where the famous killer whale, Keiko, went when he was set free. Keiko died in December 2003. The people of Halsa have built a memorial scree over Keiko's body, where people from all over the world are free to visit him.
Arasvikfjord and Valsøyfjord lie in Halsa.
| Municipalities of Møre og Romsdal |  |
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Aukra | Aure | Averøy | Eide | Frei | Fræna | Giske | Gjemnes | Halsa | Haram | Hareid | Herøy | Kristiansund | Midsund | Molde | Nesset | Norddal | Rauma | Rindal | Sande | Sandøy | Skodje | Smøla | Stordal | Stranda | Sula | Sunndal | Surnadal | Sykkylven | Tingvoll | Ulstein | Vanylven | Vestnes | Volda | Ørskog | Ørsta | Ålesund |
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