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A county (fylke) is the chief local administrative area in Norway. The whole country is divided into 11 counties. A county is also an election area, with popular votes taking place every 4 years. In Rogaland, the government of the county is the Rogaland County Municipality. It includes 47 members who are elected to form a county council ...
Rogaland County Municipality (Norwegian: Rogaland fylkeskommune) is the democratically elected regional governing administration of Rogaland county, Norway.The responsibilities of the county municipality include the running of 29 upper secondary schools as well as managing the county roadways, public transport, dental care, cultural affairs, and cultural heritage.
Rogaland, no change, same as Rogaland county. Agder, by merging Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder counties in 2020. Vestfold og Telemark, by merging Telemark and Vestfold counties in 2020. Disestablished in 2023, split into Telemark and Vestfold counties. Innlandet, by merging Hedmark and Oppland counties in 2020.
In 1919, the name of the county was changed to Rogaland fylke. In 2002, the municipality of Ølen was transferred into the county. The county governor is the government's representative in the county. The governor carries out the resolutions and guidelines of the Storting and government. This is done first by the county governor performing ...
Sandnes (pronounced [ˈsɑ̂nːeːs] ⓘ) is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest city in Norway, and together the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sandnes lies in the extreme western part of the vast municipality and it makes up ...
Ryfylke is a traditional district in the northeastern part of Rogaland county, Norway. The 4,546-square-kilometre (1,755 sq mi) district, encompassing about 60% of the county's area is located northeast of Stavanger and east of Haugesund. It includes the mainland, which is northeast and east of the Boknafjorden and east of the Høgsfjorden. It ...
This is a list of villages in Rogaland, a county of Norway. ... "Directory of Cities and Towns in Rogaland Fylke, Norway". Global Gazetteer Version 2.1
Similarly, Rogaland, or parts of Rogaland, is sometimes grouped with Southern Norway instead of Western Norway. Svalbard is not a county and is not usually considered part of Northern Norway. The governor of Svalbard ( sysselmannen ) reports to the Department of Justice, whereas the county governors ( fylkesmenn ) report to the Department of ...