Sandnes kommune | |
 | | County | Rogaland | | District | Jæren | | Municipality | NO-1102 | | Administrative centre | Sandnes | | Mayor (1994) | Jostein Rovik(H) | | Official language form | Neutral | Area
- Total
- Land
- Percentage | Ranked 273
302.9 km²
286 km²
0.09 % | Population
- Total (2007)
- Percentage
- Change (10 years)
- Density | Ranked 8
60,507
1.24 %
18.3 %
212/km² | | Coordinates | 58°51′N 5°44′E / 58.85, 5.733Coordinates: 58°51′N 5°44′E / 58.85, 5.733 | www.sandnes.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway Sandnes may refer to the following locations: Sandnes in Rogaland, Norway Sandnes in Bygland municipality, Aust-Agder, Norway Sandnes in Risør municipality, Aust-Agder, Norway Sandnes in Hadsel municipality, Nordland, Norway Sandnes in Nærøy municipality, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway Sandnes in Bjugn municipality, Sør-Trøndelag...
Image File history File links Coat of arms for the municipality of Sandnes (kommune), Norway. ...
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Rogaland is a county in Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. ...
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info) is a town and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. Image File history File links Sandnes. ...
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Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ...
Rogaland is a county in Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. ...
Sandnes was separated from Høyland as a town, and municipality of its own, in 1860. The rural municipalities of Høyland and Høle (and a part of Hetland) were merged with Sandnes January 1, 1965. Høyland is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. ...
Høle is a village and former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. ...
Hetland is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. ...
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Geography
The town of Sandnes is located about 15 km south of Stavanger, and these two cities have expanded so as to almost form a twin city. The municipality of Sola is located to the west, Klepp and Time to the south, and Gjesdal and Forsand to the east. The fjord Gandsfjorden is situated north-south and ends in the centre of Sandnes. The international airport of Stavanger is situated in Sola. County District Jæren Municipality NO-1103 Administrative centre Stavanger Mayor (1995-) Leif Johan Sevland (H) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 406 71 km² 68 km² 0. ...
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County Rogaland District Jæren Municipality NO-1124 Administrative centre Sola Mayor (2005) Håkon Rege (H) Official language form {{{language}}} Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 408 70 km² 69 km² 0. ...
County Rogaland District Jæren Municipality NO-1120 Administrative centre Kleppe Mayor (2004) Elfin Lea (H) Official language form Nynorsk Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 377 114 km² 102 km² 0. ...
Time is a municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. ...
County Rogaland Landscape Municipality NO-1122 Administrative centre Ålgård Mayor (2003) Karl Edvard Aksnes (KrF) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 179 618 km² 558 km² 0. ...
County Rogaland Landscape Ryfylke Municipality NO-1129 Administrative centre Forsand Mayor (2003) Ingeborg Søyland (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 139 780 km² 702 km² 0. ...
Fjord in Sunnmøre, Norway Fjords are very long inlets from the sea with high steeply sloped walled sides. ...
A fjord in Norway adjacent to the city of Stavanger. ...
The landscape of the Stavanger and Sandnes region is quite inviting and flat. On the long west coast there are several beaches and further inland the land is raised to form low plains with some small peaks rising up to 400-500 meters above sea level. From Stavanger and Sandnes it is one hour by car to alpine and Nordic skiing resorts. In Sandnes there are some easily accessible small mountain peaks with a splendid view in all directions. The renowned Lyse Fjord is also easily accessible by car or boat. The Lysefjord from Kjerag The Lysefjord from Lysebotn Lysefjord (or Lysefjorden, the suffix -en is a form of the definite article in the Norwegian language) is a fjord located in Ryfylke in south-western Norway. ...
Economy Sandnes hosts a large array of retail shops of most kinds and is used by the neighbouring municipalities appreciating the service and wide range of selections. Sandnes is known as Norway's bicycle city, mainly due to the fact that the bicycle manufacturer Øglænd DBS was situated here for decades. The town offers a variety of routes for everyday riders and tourists. Den Beste Sykkel, better known as DBS, is a Norwegian bicycle brand, manufactured by Jonas Øglænd AS in Sandnes, Norway. ...
The town also holds a vibrant industry mainly in the Ganddal area in the south and the Lura and Forus area in the north towards the Stavanger boundary. It is a significant activity towards the oil exploration in the North Sea and also a large cluster of IT related companies. In this suburban region between Stavanger and Sandnes large malls and department stores have also been established. Among these malls is Norway's biggest mall, Kvadrat meaning "square", as when it was built it was a totally square building. On the outskirts of the town the internationally renowned, professional china manufacturer Figgjo is situated. The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ...
Kvadrat Storsenter is the largest shopping mall in Norway. ...
Figgjo is a village in the municipality of Sandnes, Norway. ...
Sandnes was formerly known as the pottery town of Norway - due to the important ceramics industry based on the extensive occurrence of clay in the surroundings. The Gay Head cliffs in Marthas Vineyard are made almost entirely of clay. ...
Culture Sandnes' primary football team (Sandnes Ulf) is currently competing among the best in their league (Norwegian 2nd Division). Sandnes Ulf is an Norwegian football club from Sandnes, Rogaland, founded 3 May 1911 as Ulf. In year 2004 the club merged with Sandnes FK and got its present name. ...
Sandnes is the only town in Norway that is a member of the World Health Organisation’s network of Healthy Cities. For other meanings of the acronym WHO, see WHO (disambiguation) WHO flag Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Health Organization (WHO) is an agency of the United Nations, acting as a coordinating authority on international public health. ...
Origin of the name The town is named after the old farm Sandnes (Norse Sandnes), since it is built on its ground. The first element is sandr m 'sand, sandy beach', the last element is nes n 'headland'. Old Norse is the Germanic language spoken by the inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300. ...
Coat-of-arms The coat-of-arms is from 1972. It shows a ocarina (the ocarinas made in Sandnes, sandnesgauker, are well known in Norway). The ocarina (IPA: ) is an ancient flute-like wind instrument. ...
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 | | Bjerkreim | Bokn | Eigersund | Finnøy | Forsand | Gjesdal | Haugesund | Hjelmeland | Hå | Karmøy | Klepp | Kvitsøy | Lund | Randaberg | Rennesøy | Sandnes | Sauda | Sokndal | Sola | Stavanger | Strand | Suldal | Time | Tysvær | Utsira | Vindafjord Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ...
Rogaland is a county in Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. ...
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County Rogaland District Dalane Municipality NO-1114 Administrative centre Vikeså Mayor (2005) Asbjørn Ramsli (Sp) Official language form Neutral, but the schools and churches use Nynorsk Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 170 650 km² 577 km² 0. ...
County Rogaland District Haugaland Municipality NO-1145 Administrative centre Føresvik Mayor (2003) Svein Ove Alvestad (H) Official language form Nynorsk Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 421 47 km² 45 km² 0. ...
Eigersund is a municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. ...
County Rogaland Landscape Ryfylke Municipality NO-1141 Administrative centre Finnøy Mayor (2003) Jorunn Strand Vestbø (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 382 104 km² 103 km² 0. ...
County Rogaland Landscape Ryfylke Municipality NO-1129 Administrative centre Forsand Mayor (2003) Ingeborg Søyland (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 139 780 km² 702 km² 0. ...
County Rogaland Landscape Municipality NO-1122 Administrative centre Ålgård Mayor (2003) Karl Edvard Aksnes (KrF) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 179 618 km² 558 km² 0. ...
County District Haugaland Municipality NO-1106 Administrative centre Haugesund Mayor (2006) Petter Steen Jr (H) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 403 73 km² 68 km² 0. ...
County Rogaland District Ryfylke Municipality NO-1133 Administrative centre Hjelmeland Mayor (2003) Terje Thornquist (KrF) Official language form Nynorsk Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 94 1,089 km² 975 km² 0. ...
County Rogaland Landscape Jæren Municipality NO-1119 Administrative centre Varhaug Mayor (2004) Terje Mjåtveit (Nærbølista) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 297 259 km² 249 km² 0. ...
County Rogaland District Haugaland Municipality NO-1149 Administrative centre Kopervik Mayor (2004) Kjell Arvid Svendsen (KrF) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 313 229 km² 219 km² 0. ...
County Rogaland District Jæren Municipality NO-1120 Administrative centre Kleppe Mayor (2004) Elfin Lea (H) Official language form Nynorsk Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 377 114 km² 102 km² 0. ...
County Rogaland Landscape Ryfylke Municipality NO-1144 Administrative centre Ydstebøhavn Mayor (2004) Ole Olsen (KrF) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 432 6 km² 6 km² 0. ...
The municipality Lund in the county of Rogaland, Norway, has 3,130 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ...
County Rogaland District Jæren Municipality NO-1127 Administrative centre Randaberg Mayor (2006) Tom Tvedt (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 425 25 km² 24 km² 0. ...
County Rogaland Landscape Ryfylke Municipality NO-1142 Administrative centre Rennesøy Mayor (2003) Jostein Eiane (KrF) Official language form Nynorsk Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 413 65 km² 65 km² 0. ...
County Rogaland District Ryfylke Municipality NO-1135 Administrative centre Sauda Mayor (2005) Laura Seltveit (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 195 546 km² 509 km² 0. ...
County Rogaland Landscape Dalane Municipality NO-1111 Administrative centre Hauge i Dalene Mayor (2005) Gudmund Holmen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 279 295 km² 267 km² 0. ...
County Rogaland District Jæren Municipality NO-1124 Administrative centre Sola Mayor (2005) Håkon Rege (H) Official language form {{{language}}} Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 408 70 km² 69 km² 0. ...
County District Jæren Municipality NO-1103 Administrative centre Stavanger Mayor (1995-) Leif Johan Sevland (H) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 406 71 km² 68 km² 0. ...
County Rogaland District Ryfylke Municipality NO-1130 Administrative centre Jørpeland Mayor (2007) Odd William Bøe (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 321 218 km² 195 km² 0. ...
The municipality Suldal in the county of Rogaland, Norway, has 3,984 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ...
Time is a municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. ...
County Rogaland Landscape Haugaland Municipality NO-1146 Administrative centre Aksdal Mayor (2003) Reidar Pedersen (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 232 425 km² 399 km² 0. ...
County Rogaland Landscape Municipality NO-1151 Administrative centre Utsira Mayor (2005) Geir Helge Rasmussen (Bygdalista for Utsira) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 433 6 km² 6 km² 0. ...
The municipality Vindafjord in the county of Rogaland, Norway, has 4,827 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ...
| 30 most populous urban settlements (cities) of Norway
(with number of inhabitants according to Statistics Norway[1] as of 2007) | 1. Oslo (839,400) · 2. Bergen (220,400) · 3. Stavanger/Sandnes (181,300) · 4. Trondheim (152,800) · 5. Fredrikstad (99,200) · 6. Drammen (93,000) · 7. Skien (85,800) · 8. Kristiansand (65,600) · 9. Tromsø (53,600) · 10. Tønsberg (46,100) · 11. Ålesund (45,300) · 12. Haugesund (41,200) · 13. Moss (40,200) · 14. Sandefjord (40,200) · 15. Bodø (35,600) · 16. Arendal (31,400) · 17. Hamar (29,500) · 18. Larvik (23,400) · 19. Halden (22,300) · 20. Lillehammer (19,600) · 21. Harstad (19,600) · 22. Molde (18,600) · 23. Kongsberg (18,100) · 24. Gjøvik (18,000) · 25. Horten (17,900) · 26. Mo i Rana (17,800) · 27. Askøy (17,800) · 28. Kristiansund (16,800) · 29. Narvik (13,900) · 30. Hønefoss (13,900) This is a list of cities in Norway by population. ...
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County District Østlandet Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ...
County Hordaland District Midhordland Municipality NO-1201 Administrative centre Bergen Mayor (2006) Herman Friele (H) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 215 465 km² 445 km² 0. ...
County District Jæren Municipality NO-1103 Administrative centre Stavanger Mayor (1995-) Leif Johan Sevland (H) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 406 71 km² 68 km² 0. ...
County District Municipality NO-1601 Administrative centre Trondheim Mayor (2003-) Rita Ottervik (AP) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 258 342 km² 322 km² 0. ...
County Østfold District Municipality NO-0106 Administrative centre Fredrikstad Mayor (2006) Ole Haabeth (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 283 288 km² 283 km² 0. ...
County Buskerud District Municipality NO-0602 Administrative centre Drammen Mayor (2003) Tore Opdal Hansen (H) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 366 137 km² 135 km² 0. ...
County Telemark District Grenland Municipality NO-0806 Administrative centre Skien Mayor (2005) Rolf Erling Andersen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 140 779 km² 719 km² 0. ...
County District Sørlandet Municipality NO-1001 Administrative centre Kristiansand Mayor (2004) Jan Oddvar Skisland (KrF) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 287 277 km² 259 km² 0. ...
County Troms District Municipality NO-1902 Administrative centre Tromsø Mayor (2004) Herman Kristoffersen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 18 2,566 km² 2,519 km² 0. ...
County Vestfold District Viken Municipality NO-0704 Administrative centre Tønsberg Mayor (2004) Per Arne Olsen (FrP) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 381 107 km² 106 km² 0. ...
County Møre og Romsdal District Sunnmøre Municipality NO-1504 Administrative centre Ålesund Mayor (2003) Arve Tonning (H) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 388 98 km² 93 km² 0. ...
County District Haugaland Municipality NO-1106 Administrative centre Haugesund Mayor (2006) Petter Steen Jr (H) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 403 73 km² 68 km² 0. ...
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County Vestfold District Municipality NO-0706 Administrative centre Sandefjord Mayor (2004) Bjørn Ole Gleditsch (H) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 370 121 km² 119 km² 0. ...
County Nordland District Salten Municipality NO-1804 Administrative centre Bodø Mayor (2005) Odd-Tore Fygle (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 62 1,392 km² 1,308 km² 0. ...
County Aust-Agder District Sørlandet Municipality NO-0906 Administrative centre Arendal Mayor (2004) Torill Rolstad Larsen (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 289 270 km² 255 km² 0. ...
County Hedmark District Hedemarken Municipality NO-0403 Administrative centre Hamar Mayor (2004) Einar Busterud (By- og bygdelista - The City and Rural areas Party) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 257 351 km² 338 km² 0. ...
County Vestfold District Municipality NO-0709 Administrative centre Larvik Mayor (2003) Øyvind Riise Jenssen (H) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 199 535 km² 501 km² 0. ...
County Østfold District Municipality NO-0101 Administrative centre Halden Mayor (2003) Per Kristian Dahl (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 173 642 km² 596 km² 0. ...
County Oppland District Gudbrandsdal Municipality NO-0501 Administrative centre Lillehammer Mayor (2005) Synnøve Brenden Klemetrud (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 211 477 km² 450 km² 0. ...
Municipality of Harstad (In the county of Troms) County Troms District Hålogaland Municipality NO-1901 Administrative centre Harstad Mayor (2005) Halvar Hansen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 249 372 km² 355 km² 0. ...
County Møre og Romsdal District Romsdal Municipality NO-1502 Administrative centre Molde Mayor (2005) Jan Petter Hammerø (H) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 254 363 km² 355 km² 0. ...
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County Oppland Landscape Toten Municipality NO-0502 Administrative centre Gjøvik Mayor (2003) Tore Hagebakken (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 165 672 km² 630 km² 0. ...
County Vestfold Landscape Municipality NO-0701 Administrative centre Horten Mayor (2004) Nils Henning Hontvedt Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 407 70 km² 68 km² 0. ...
Mo i Rana is a town in Rana kommune in Nordland, Norway. ...
County Hordaland Landscape Midhordland Municipality NO-1247 Administrative centre Kleppestø Mayor (2003) Kari Manger (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 386 100 km² 94 km² 0. ...
County Møre og Romsdal District Nordmøre Municipality NO-1503 Administrative centre Kristiansund Mayor (2004) Dagfinn Ripnes (H) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 426 23 km² 22 km² 0. ...
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Hønefoss is a town in Norway, administratively part of, and also centre of, the municipality Ringerike. ...
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