Jæren
Sign in to saveJæren is a traditional district in Rogaland county, Norway. The other districts in Rogaland are Dalane, Ryfylke, and Haugalandet. Jæren is one of the 15 districts that comprise Western Norway.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Jæren
- Settlement.settlement_type
- District
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Orrestranda.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- One of the many beaches along the Jæren coastline.
- Settlement.seat_type
- Urban Center
- Settlement.seat
- Stavanger
- Settlement.image_map
- Kommuner_og_distrikter_i_Rogaland.svg
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 2569
- Settlement.population_total
- 353,543
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2026
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_demonym
- Jærbu
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Norway
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Rogaland
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Vestlandet
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Jæren is a traditional district in Rogaland county, Norway. The other districts in Rogaland are Dalane, Ryfylke, and Haugalandet. Jæren is one of the 15 districts that comprise Western Norway.
At about , Jæren is the largest flat lowland area in Norway, stretching from Randaberg Municipality in the north to Hå Municipality in the south. It includes the whole Stavanger Peninsula and the mainland area at its base. The coast is flat compared to the rest of the mountainous Norwegian coast, and it has sandy beaches along most of the coastline. The largest urban area in Jæren is the adjoining cities of Stavanger/Sandnes (pop. 210,874 in 2015).