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Rogaland

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Also known as Rogaland fylke, Rogaland county, Rogaland, Norway

Rogaland () is a county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 499,417 people.

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Rogaland is a county located in Western Norway along the North Sea coast, bordered by three other Norwegian counties. With nearly 500,000 residents as of early 2024, it is a significant population center in the western part of the country.

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Kommune.name: Rogaland
Kommune.fylke: yes
Kommune.map: none
Kommune.idnumber: 11
Kommune.county: Rogaland
Kommune.district: Western Norway
Kommune.capital: Stavanger
Kommune.established: 1662
Kommune.demonym: Rogalending
Kommune.language: Neutral
Kommune.webpage: www.rogfk.no
Kommune.county_mayor: Ole Ueland
Kommune.county_mayor_party: H
Kommune.county_mayor_as_of: 2023
Kommune.governor: Bent Høie
Kommune.governor_as_of: 2021
Kommune.governor_party: H
Kommune.area_rank: 10

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Rogaland () is a county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 499,417 people.

The administrative centre of the county is the city of Stavanger, which is the third largest city in Norway.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rogaland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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