Klepp

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Klepp is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kleppe. Other villages in Klepp include Klepp stasjon, Orre, Orstad, Pollestad, Verdalen, and Voll.The population around Kleppe is growing rapidly, mostly in the form of suburban single-family homes, but also in the form of some apartment blocks. There is a shopping mall in Kleppe called Jærhagen.Klepp is a flat and open agricultural landscape. The highest point, Tinghaug, is at above sea level. There are long stretches of sand beaches along the North Sea coastline in the west.General informationThe old parish of Klep was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The boundaries of the municipality have not changed since that time.