Obrestad lighthouse in December 2009
Rogaland is a province ( Fylke ) in the southwest of Norway .
The province has a total area of 9376 km² (of which a land area of 8590 km²). The capital is Stavanger . It borders the provinces of Vestland , Vestfold and Telemark and Agder .
Before the reform of 1919, the province of Stavanger was called amt .
structure
Usually the province is divided into traditional areas. These are Haugalandet north of the Boknafjord , Ryfylke in the mountainous east, Jæren in the southwest and Dalane in the south.
Municipalities
Rogaland consists of 23 municipalities . On January 1, 2020, Finnøy and Rennesøy were merged with Stavanger and Forsand with Sandnes.
Municipality number
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Surname
Residents (February 27, 2020)
Area (km²)
Speech form
landscape
1101
Eigersund
14,811
432.48
Bokmål
Dalane
1103
Stavanger
143,574
262.52
neutral
Jæren
1106
Haugesund
37,357
72.68
Bokmål
Haugaland
1108
Sandnes
79,537
1,040.56
neutral
Jæren
1111
Sokndal
3280
294.98
neutral
Dalane
1112
Lund
3202
408.42
neutral
Dalane
1114
Bjerkreim
2787
650.56
Nynorsk
Dalane
1119
Ha
18,991
257.99
neutral
Jæren
1120
Klepp
19,588
113.49
Nynorsk
Jæren
1121
Time
18,916
183.19
Nynorsk
Jæren
1122
Gjesdal
12.002
617.98
neutral
Jæren
1124
Sola
27,153
69.05
neutral
Jæren
1127
Randaberg
11,221
24.71
neutral
Jæren
1130
Beach
12,968
261.69
neutral
Ryfylke
1133
Hjelmeland
2574
1,067.78
Nynorsk
Ryfylke
1134
Suldal
3804
1,736.65
Nynorsk
Ryfylke
1135
Sauda
4595
546.56
Nynorsk
Ryfylke
1144
Kvitsøy
517
6.29
neutral
Ryfylke
1145
Bokn
852
47.17
Nynorsk
Haugaland
1146
Tysvær
11,065
425.48
Nynorsk
Haugaland
1149
Karmøy
42,186
229.96
neutral
Haugaland
1151
Utsira
198
6.32
neutral
Haugaland
1160
Vindafjord
8714
620.59
Nynorsk
Haugaland
11
Rogaland
479,892
9,377.1
neutral
Vestlandet
Web links
proof
↑ Navn på nye kommuner at www.regjeringen.no, accessed on May 1, 2019
Fylker (provinces) and outer areas of Norway
59.05. 6.01 Coordinates: 59 ° 3 ' N , 6 ° 1' E
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