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22-469: The 113-square-kilometre (44 sq mi) 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 201.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (522/sq mi) and its population has increased by 13.1% over the previous 10-year period. The population around Kleppe

44-511: A little less than the land area of Puerto Rico , 8,868 square kilometres (3,424 sq mi). Although the arithmetic density is the most common way of measuring population density, several other methods have been developed to provide alternative measures of population density over a specific area. Fr%C3%B8ylandsvatnet Frøylandsvatnet is a lake in Rogaland county, Norway . The 4.83-square-kilometre (1.86 sq mi) lake

66-467: Is " Azure , a Cossack cross Or " ( Norwegian : På blå botn ein svevande, utskrådd gul kross ). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a Cossack cross . The charge has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The cross on the arms symbolizes the large stone cross at Krosshaug in Klepp. Krosshaug

88-511: Is 53/km (140/sq mi). This includes all continental and island land area, including Antarctica . However, if Antarctica is excluded, then population density rises to over 58 per square kilometre (150/sq mi). The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has developed a suite of (open and free) data and tools named the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) to improve the science for policy support to

110-404: Is a grave hill located near the site where the local thing met for centuries. The Old Norse word haugr means "mound", hence the name "kross-haug" is the cross-mound. The cross was considered a representative historic symbol for the municipality. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. The Church of Norway has four parishes ( sokn ) within the municipality of Klepp. It

132-454: Is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans , but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term. Population density is population divided by total land area , sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after

154-507: Is around 8,000,000,000 and the Earth 's total area (including land and water) is 510,000,000 km (200,000,000 sq mi). Therefore, the worldwide human population density is approximately 8,000,000,000 ÷ 510,000,000 = 16/km (41/sq mi). However, if only the Earth's land area of 150,000,000 km (58,000,000 sq mi) is taken into account, then human population density

176-534: Is built around the train station Klepp Station . The nearby Oksnevadporten Station is the other railway station in Klepp. Klepp is the second largest agricultural municipality in Rogaland, with a total of around 600 farms. Kverneland Group , located in Kvernaland , is the largest manufacturer of agricultural equipment in the world. The local sports club Klepp IL most notably has a women's football team in

198-553: Is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Sør-Rogaland District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal . The municipal council ( Kommunestyre ) of Klepp is made up of 31 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show

220-458: 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 . The old parish of Klep was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The boundaries of the municipality have not changed since that time. The municipality (originally the parish )

242-430: Is located in an area with very intensive agriculture . Early in the 1980s the lake was identified as being one of the worst cases of eutrophication in Norway. Algal bloom was a widespread problem, and there were cases reported of poisonous algae causing cattle to die from drinking the water. The release of substances containing nitrogen and phosphorus has since been reduced, but large collections of sediment in

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264-484: Is located in the district of Jæren . It forms part of the municipal boundary line between Klepp and Time . The lake is quite shallow, with an average depth of 5.5 metres (18 ft). The town of Bryne is located at the south end of the lake. The villages of Klepp stasjon , Orstad , and Kvernaland are all located around the northern end of the lake. The origin of the name is from the Norse god Frey . The lake

286-487: Is named after the old Klepp farm ( Old Norse : Kleppi ) since the first Klepp Church was built there. The name is the dative case of the word kleppr which means "rocky hill". The inscription on the Klepp I Runestone indicates that the name has been in use since the late 10th or early 11th century. Before 1912, the name was written "Klep" . The coat of arms was granted on 18 February 1972. The official blazon

308-535: Is part of the Jæren prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Stavanger . The earliest traces of population in the municipality have been dated to around 6000 BC. At that time, the land was covered by large oak woods. The large stone cross standing on the grave hill Krosshaug dates from around 1000 AD and is possibly the oldest in Norway. It is adjacent to Tinghaug , the site for a local Thing for many centuries during

330-654: The European Commission Directorate Generals and Services and as support to the United Nations system. Several of the most densely populated territories in the world are city-states , microstates and urban dependencies . In fact, 95% of the world's population is concentrated on just 10% of the world's land. These territories have a relatively small area and a high urbanization level, with an economically specialized city population drawing also on rural resources outside

352-514: The Iron Age . Tinghaug probably acted as a site for the local court and assembly for many centuries. The municipality is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the city of Stavanger . Neighbouring municipalities are Hå to the south, Time to the south and east, Sola and Sandnes to the north. The coastline is agricultural and consists of, from south to north, the areas Orre , Reve , Bore and Sele . The long Orrestranda beach, one of

374-573: The Norwegian top league . Famous players include Dagny Mellgren and the national team captain Ane Stangeland Horpestad . Gymnast Åge Storhaug also represented the club. Klepp Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality

396-998: The area, illustrating the difference between high population density and overpopulation . Deserts have very limited potential for growing crops as there is not enough rain to support them. Thus, their population density is generally low. However, some cities in the Middle East, such as Dubai , have been increasing in population and infrastructure growth at a fast pace. Cities with high population densities are, by some, considered to be overpopulated, though this will depend on factors like quality of housing and infrastructure and access to resources. Very densely populated cities are mostly in Asia (particularly Southeast Asia ); Africa's Lagos , Kinshasa , and Cairo ; South America's Bogotá , Lima , and São Paulo ; and Mexico City and Saint Petersburg also fall into this category. City population and especially area are, however, heavily dependent on

418-668: The current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayors ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Klepp (incomplete list): There have been many members of the Parliament of Norway from Klepp. Thore Larsen Braut and Karl K. Kleppe were members of Parliament prior to the Second World War. After the war Lars Storhaug , Oddbjørg Ausdal Starrfelt , and Knut Haus have been members of Parliament. Population density Population density (in agriculture : standing stock or plant density )

440-547: The definition of "urban area" used: densities are almost invariably higher for the center only than when suburban settlements and intervening rural areas are included, as in the agglomeration or metropolitan area (the latter sometimes including neighboring cities). In comparison, based on a world population of 8 billion, the world's inhabitants, if conceptualized as a loose crowd occupying just under 1 m (10 sq ft) per person (cf. Jacobs Method ), would occupy an area of 8,000 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi)

462-718: The longest sandy beaches in Norway, is in Klepp. The river Figgjoelva empties into the North Sea in Klepp. The small island of Feistein lies off shore and is the site of the Feistein Lighthouse . There are two large lakes in Klepp: Orrevatnet and Frøylandsvatnet . The Sørlandet railway line , historically called the Jæren Line , runs through Klepp along lake Frøylandsvatnet . The village of Klepp stasjon , 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of Kleppe,

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484-443: The scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometer" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, areas of water or glaciers. Commonly this is calculated for a county , city , country , another territory or the entire world . The world's population

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