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Jørpeland

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Jørpeland

Total population

7,815

Elevation23 m
Land area4.09 km²
Coordinates59.02°, 6.04°

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City facts

Elevation
23 m
Area
4.09 km²

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Overview

Jørpeland is the administrative centre of Strand Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The town is located on the western coast of the mainland, along the shore of the Idsefjorden, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the city of Stavanger. It sits along the Norwegian National Road 13 a short distance southeast of the village of Tau where the Ryfast tunnel has its eastern entrance.

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History & geography

Geography

The town of Jørpeland is in a very mountainous area. It is surrounded by many mountains including: * Preikestolen (Elevation: ) * Heiahornet (Elevation: ) * Hamrane (Elevation: ) * Langaberg (Elevation: ) * Gramsfjellet (Elevation: ) * Krokarfjellet (Elevation: ) * Førlandsåsen (Elevation: ) * Tunglandsfjellet (Elevation: ) * Barkafjellet (Elevation: ) * Øykjafjellet (Elevation: )

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Geography

Latitude
59.0209
Longitude
6.0394
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Notable people from here

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Silje Vige
Norwegian singer
Hadia Tajik
Hadia Tajik
Norwegian politician
John Moses
John Moses
American politician (1885–1945)
Stein Rønning
Stein Rønning
Norwegian karateka (1965–2008)
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Karl Nag
Norwegian rower (1893–1975)
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Theodor Nag
Norwegian rower (1890–1959)
Hallgeir H. Langeland
Hallgeir H. Langeland
Norwegian politician
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Tor Reidar Brekke
Norwegian association football player
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Aksel Fossen
Norwegian politician (1919–2009)
Johnny Lodden
Johnny Lodden
Norwegian poker player
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Ludvig Nessa
Norwegian minister
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Ellen Dorrit Petersen
Norwegian actress
Olaug Bollestad
Olaug Bollestad
Norwegian politician
Aage Schavland
Aage Schavland
Norwegian priest and parliamentarian (1806-1876)
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Birger Kaada
Norwegian professor (1918-2000)
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Espen Fiveland
Norwegian journalist

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Nearby places in Rogaland

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.43
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
887

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
276
Avg daily Wikipedia views
9
Attention level
Obscure

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
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  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
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  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image