===Name===The municipality is named after the former island (now peninsula) Hamarøya (Old Norse: "Hamarøy"), since the first church (Hamarøy Church) was built there.
== Общая информация ==Коммуна названа в честь бывшего острова (сейчас полуостров) "Hamarøya" (старонорвежский: "Hamarøy"), поскольку там была построена первая церковь.