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|official_name          = Kleppe
|other_name             = 
|native_name            = 
|nickname               = 
|settlement_type        = Village
|image_skyline          = Klepp Sentrum.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the village
|pushpin_map            = Rogaland#Norway
|pushpin_label_position = left
|pushpin_mapsize        = 
|pushpin_map_caption    = Location in [[Rogaland]] county
|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = [[Norway]]
|subdivision_type1      = [[List of regions of Norway|Region]] 
|subdivision_name1      = [[Western Norway]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[Counties of Norway|County]] 
|subdivision_name2      = [[Rogaland]]
|subdivision_type3      = [[Districts of Norway|District]]
|subdivision_name3      = [[Jæren]]
|subdivision_type4      = [[List of municipalities of Norway|Municipality]]
|subdivision_name4      = [[Klepp]]
|timezone1              = [[Central European Time|CET]] 
|utc_offset1            = +01:00
|timezone1_DST          = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] 
|utc_offset1_DST        = +02:00
|area_footnotes         = <ref name="ssb" />
|area_total_km2         = 3.19
|population_as_of       = 2019
|population_footnotes   = <ref name="ssb" />
|population_total       = 9245
|population_density_km2 = 2898
|postal_code_type       = Post Code
|postal_code            = 4352 Kleppe
|elevation_m            = 42
|elevation_footnotes    = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kleppe, Klepp (Rogaland) |url=http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Rogaland/Klepp/Kleppe/ |access-date=2016-05-26 |publisher=[[yr.no]] |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|coordinates            = {{coord|58|46|27|N|05|37|45|E|type:city|display=inline,title}}
}}
[[File:Beach somewhere south-west of Stavanger, Norway.jpg|left|thumb|Borestrand, Kleppe, Norway]]
'''Kleppe''' is the [[administrative centre]] of [[Klepp]] municipality in [[Rogaland]] county, [[Norway]].  The village is located about halfway between the lakes [[Orrevatnet]] and [[Frøylandsvatnet]]. The village of [[Bore, Norway|Bore]] lies about {{convert|3|km}} northwest of Kleppe and the village of [[Klepp stasjon]] lies about {{convert|3|km}} to the east. The town of [[Bryne]] lies about {{convert|5|km}} to the south and the city of [[Sandnes]] is located about {{convert|12|km}} to the northeast. [[Klepp Church]] is located in Kleppe.

The population around Kleppe is growing rapidly, mostly in the form of suburban [[single-family home]]s, but also in the form of [[apartment block]]s.  The village of Kleppe and its suburb [[Verdalen]] have grown together to form one large urban area known as Kleppe or Kleppe/Verdalen. The {{convert|3.19|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2019) of 9,245 and a [[population density]] of {{convert|2898|PD/km2}}.<ref name="ssb">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |authorlink=Statistics Norway |date=1 January 2019 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/beftett/aar}}</ref>

==Name==
The name "Kleppe" comes from the [[Old Norse]] word "kleppr" which means "stone" or "hill".<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |authorlink=Store norske leksikon |title=Klepp |url=https://snl.no/Klepp |access-date=2016-05-26 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

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[[Category:Villages in Rogaland]]
[[Category:Klepp]]
[[Category:Administrative centres of municipalities of Norway]]


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