which since 2021 has covered 14 municipalities in Rogaland and Vestland counties, and the former Haugaland and Sunnhordland Police District (2002-2015). This usage is functional in nature and differs from the traditional geographical delimitation.

In a broader regional context, the municipalities of Sveio and Etne, located south of the Bømlafjord, Bjoafjord, and Skånevikfjord,