Haugesund kommune Municipality View of Smedasundet and parts of central Haugesund Coat of arms Rogaland within Norway Haugesund within Rogaland Coordinates: 59°26′47″N 05°17′54″E﻿ / ﻿59.44639°N 5.29833°E﻿ / 59.44639; 5.29833Coordinates: 59°26′47″N 05°17′54″E﻿ / ﻿59.44639°N 5.29833°E﻿ / 59.44639; 5.29833 Country Norway County Rogaland District Haugaland Administrative centre Haugesund Government • Mayor (2015) Arne Christian Mohn (AP) Area • Total 72.68 km2 (28.06 sq mi) • Land 68.36 km2 (26.39 sq mi) • Water 4.32 km2 (1.67 sq mi) Area rank 400 in Norway Population (2015) • Total 36,538 • Rank 22 in Norway • Density 534.5/km2 (1,384/sq mi) • Change (10 years) 15.9% % Demonym(s) Haugesundar Haugesunder[1] Time zone CET (UTC+1) • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) ISO 3166 code NO-1106 Official language form Bokmål Website www.haugesund.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway