Rogaland fylke, Norway

Rogaland fylke, Norway

Rogaland is a county in Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum-industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%.

Rogaland is mainly a coastal region with fjords, beaches, and islands, the principal island being Karmøy. Boknafjorden is the largest bay, with many fjords branching off from it.

The third largest urban area of Norway is located in Rogaland. Stavanger, along with Sandnes, Randaberg and Sola, is ranked above Trondheim

Cities/towns: Stavanger, Sandnes, Haugesund, Egersund, Sauda, Bryne, Kopervik, Vormedal and Skudeneshavn.

Karmøy has large deposits of copper (some of which was used in the construction of the Statue of Liberty). Rogaland is the most important region for oil and gas exploration in Norway, and is one of the country's most important agricultural districts.

Rogaland has a total of 26 municipalities:

Rogaland Municipalities

  1. Bjerkreim
  2. Bokn
  3. Eigersund
  4. Finnøy
  5. Forsand
  6. Gjesdal
  7. Hå
  8. Haugesund
  9. Hjelmeland
  10. Karmøy
  11. Klepp
  12. Kvitsøy
  13. Lund
  14. Randaberg
  15. Rennesøy
  16. Sandnes
  17. Sauda
  18. Sokndal
  19. Sola
  20. Stavanger
  21. Strand
  22. Suldal
  23. Time
  24. Tysvær
  25. Utsira
  26. Vindafjord

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogaland

 
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