close
Jump to content

Rogaland

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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] (listen)) 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

[change | change source]

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

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

References

[change | change source]
  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