Rogaland Police District ( no, Rogaland politidistrikt) is one of 27 police districts in

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, covering Rogaland except

Haugalandet Haugaland or Haugalandet is a traditional district situated on the western coast of Norway. Haugaland is one of the 15 traditional districts located within the Vestlandet region. Geographically, Haugaland is a peninsula between Bømlafjorden in ...

. The district is headquartered in Stavanger and consists of three

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, at Stavanger,

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and Eigersund, and 13 sheriff's offices. The district is led by Chief of Police Hans Vik. As of 2011 the district had 738 employees. The chief of police is responsible for the

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Sola Sola is a municipality and a Seaside resort in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Solakrossen. Other villages include Tananger, Hål ...

. The police district was created in 2003 as a merger between the former Rogaland Police District and Stavanger Police District. The easiest way to contact the police in Rogaland is by telephone, emergency ☎

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, non-emergency calls at ☎ 02800 or ☎ (+47) 51 89 90 00. Stavanger politistasjon

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Police districts in Norway Organisations based in Stavanger 2003 establishments in Norway Government agencies established in 2003 {{police-stub