Other important villages in the municipality include Austnes, Eidsvik, Helle, Longva, Hildrestranda, Søvik, Tennfjord, and Vatne.

The parish of Haram was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law).

On 3 October 2022, the Parliament of Norway approved a law to split Haram off as a separate municipality effective on 1 January 2024.

The official blazon is "Per fess engrailed of three lobes argent and azure" (Norwegian: Delt av sølv og blått med omvend bogesnitt med tre bogar).

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 design was chosen to look like three waves, symbolizing the importance of the sea in this island municipality.

[10][11][12] The dialect of the area was well known for its practice of H-dropping and the old and traditional pronunciation of the name of the municipality was [a:ram].

The new Nordøyvegen bridge and tunnel network will connect all of the main islands of Haram to the mainland when it is completed in 2022.

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Haram is made up of 27 representatives that are elected to four year terms.

The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.