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Rogaland

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Rogaland fylke
Flag of Rogaland fylke
Coat of arms of Rogaland fylke
Rogaland within Norway
Rogaland within Norway
Coordinates: 59°N 06°E / 59°N 6°E / 59; 6
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
RegionVestlandet
County IDNO-11
Established1662
Administrative centreStavanger
Government
  GovernorBent Høie (H)
Area
  Total9,377.10 km2 (3,620.52 sq mi)
  Land8,575.33 km2 (3,310.95 sq mi)
  Water801.77 km2 (309.57 sq mi)
  Rank#10 in Norway, 2.9% of Norway's land area
Population
 (2020)
  Total479,892
  Rank4 (8.9% of country)
  Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
12.1%
DemonymRogalending
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Official language formNeutral
Income (per capita)155,000 kr (20,000)
GDP (per capita)267,000 kr (34,000) (2008)
GDP national rank4 (6.63% of country)
Websitewww.rogfk.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Rogaland ([ˈrûːɡɑlɑn] (audio speaker iconlisten)) is a county in Western Norway, it is bordering the North Sea to the west.

Infrastructure: The Ryfast Tunnel connects the city of Stavanger with Solbakk, Strand Municipality; The tunnel is under the sea, and its length is [14 or] 14,3 km.[2]

Population

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The municipality has 504,496 people (as of 2025).[3]

Sauda municipality has 4,134 (as of 2023).[4]

References

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  1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).
  2. https://snl.no/Ryfast. Retrieved 2025-09-05
  3. https://snl.no/Rogaland
  4. https://snl.no/Sauda. Retrieved 2025-12-12