Halsa is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

Other villages in the municipality included Betna, Hennset, Klevset, Todalen, Halsa, Valsøyfjord, Engan, Hjellnes, and Valsøybotn.

[5][6] The parish of Halsa was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law).

The next year, the Torjulvågen area (population: 240) on the west side of the Halsafjorden was transferred to Tingvoll Municipality.

Here, the word hals is referring to an isthmus (or neck of land) between two fjords: Halsafjorden and the Skålvikfjorden.

On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Halsa.

The official blazon is "Per bend sinister embattled argent and azure" (Norwegian: Venstre skrådelt av sølv og blått ved tindesnitt).

Above the line, the field has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used.

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Halsa is made up of 15 representatives that are elected to four year terms.

Here is a list of people who held this position:[32][33] Halsa Municipality was the location where the famous killer whale, Keiko, went when he was set free.