Randaberg Municipality
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Key facts
- Country
- Norway
- County
- Rogaland
- District
- Jæren
- Established
- 1 July 1922
- Preceded by
- Hetland Municipality
- Administrative centre
- Randaberg
- Mayor 2019
- Jarle Bø ( Sp )
- Total
- 24.72 km (9.54 sq mi)
- Land
- 24.13 km (9.32 sq mi)
- Water
- 0.59 km (0.23 sq mi) 2.4%
- Rank
- # 351 in Norway
- Highest elevation
- 75.18 m (246.7 ft)
- Density
- 479/km (1,240/sq mi)
- Change 10 years
- +10.3%
- Demonym
- Randabergsbu
- Norwegian form
- Neutral
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
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Encyclopedic overview
Randaberg is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jæren, at the northern end of the Stavanger Peninsula. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Randaberg. The other main village area in the municipality is Grødem.
Randaberg Municipality is located just north of the city of Stavanger. It is the northernmost conurbation of the Stavanger/Sandnes area, one of the largest urban areas in the country. The Byfjord Tunnel connects the islands of Stavanger Municipality to the east with the mainland of Randaberg Municipality. The Rogfast tunnel currently being built from Randaberg, under the Boknafjorden, to Bokn Municipality on the north side of the fjord as well as to the island of Kvitsøy.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Randaberg Municipality” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.