is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Ryfylke. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hjelmelandsvågen. Other villages in the municipality include Fister, Årdal, and Jøsenfjorden.Hjelmeland is known for its fruit (apples, pears, plums, cherries and strawberries) and fish production. Salmon has been important for the fish industry in Hjelmeland for a couple of decades, but white fish such as cod and halibut has increased its value in the latter years.General informationHjelmeland was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . In 1859, Hjelmeland municipality was split into two: the southern portion of the municipality was split off to form the new municipality of Årdal and the remainder of the municipality became the municipality of Hjelmeland og Fister . On 1 July 1884, the western islands and the western coast of the mainland were split off from Hjelmeland og Fister to form the new municipality of Fister and the rest of the municipality was renamed simply "Hjelmeland" which now had 2,249 residents.
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