Editing Klepp (section)

{{short description|Municipality in Rogaland, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Rogaland, Norway||}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Klepp
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Klep herred
|image_skyline          = Orrestranda2.JPG
|image_caption          = View of the Orrestranda beach along the Klepp coast
|idnumber               = 1120
|county                 = Rogaland
|district               = Jæren
|capital                = [[Kleppe]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Kleppsbu
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Klepp komm.svg
|webpage                = www.klepp.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Kjetil Maudal
|mayor_party            = [[Progress Party (Norway)|FrP]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 324
|area_total_km2         = 113.49
|area_land_km2          = 102.36
|area_water_km2         = 11.13
|area_water_percent     = 9.8
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 62
|population_total       = 20615
|population_density_km2 = 201.4
|population_increase    = 13.1
|coordinates            = {{coord|58|46|38|N|05|35|48|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6520268 |utm_easting = 0303270 |geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Klepp''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Rogaland]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Jæren]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Kleppe]]. Other villages in Klepp include [[Klepp stasjon]], [[Orre, Rogaland|Orre]], [[Orstad]], [[Pollestad]], [[Verdalen]], and [[Voll, Rogaland|Voll]].<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Klepp |url=https://snl.no/Klepp |access-date=2016-05-31 |language=no}}</ref>  Klepp is a flat and open [[agriculture|agricultural]] landscape. The highest point, ''Tinghaug'', is at {{convert|102|m}} above [[sea level]]. There are long stretches of sand beaches along the [[North Sea]] coastline in the west.<ref name="snl" />

The {{convert|113|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 324th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Klepp is the 63rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 20,615. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|201.4|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 13.1% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb hist pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref> The population around Kleppe is growing rapidly, mostly in the form of suburban [[single-family home]]s, but also in the form of some [[apartment block]]s. There is a shopping mall in Kleppe called ''Jærhagen''.