Sandnes
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| County | Rogaland | |
| Landscape | Jæren | |
| Municipality | NO-1102 | |
| Administrative centre | Sandnes | |
| Mayor (2003) | Jostein W. Roviik (H) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 273 305 km² 286 km² 0.09 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 10 56,668 1.24 % 18.3 % 198/km² | |
| Coordinates | Template:Coor dm | |
| www.sandnes.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/1102) | ||
Sandnes is a city in the county of Rogaland, Norway. Originally the municipality Sandnes was identical to the town bearing the same name, but in 1965 Sandnes was merged with former Høyland, Hetland and Høle municipalities.
The town of Sandnes is located 15 km south of Stavanger, and the two towns 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.
Sandnes hosts a large array of retail shops within most diciplines and is used by the neighburing municipalities appreciating the service and wide range of selections. Sandnes is known as Norway's bicycle city, and offers a variety of routes for everyday riders and tourists.
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.
External links
- Tourist Information (English) (http://www.visitsandnes.com/setlang.php?lang=UK)
- Street map of Sandnes (You may zoom in and out) (http://www.gulesider.no/gsi/map.do?n=&mode=&size=2&cb=&c=s&cm=&v=&msa=m0&x=5.7037573&y=58.859222&id=s_5.7037573_58.859226&startId=&finishId=&spraak=3&oldZoom=4&overview.x=41&overview.y=10)
- Pictures from Sandnes (http://www6.nrk.no/galleri/bildegalleri.php?dir=rogsandnes&banner=rogaland&h=600)
| Municipalities of Rogaland | 
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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 | Ølen | |