Sandnes

Sandnes (pronounced [ˈsɑ̂nːeːs] ) is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway and a suburb of Stavanger. It lies immediately south of Stavanger (the 4th largest municipality in Norway), and together the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sandnes lies in the extreme western part of the vast municipality and it makes up about 5% of the total land area of the municipality. Sandnes is part of the traditional district of Jæren. The western part of the municipality is very urbanized while the eastern part of the municipality is very rural. The municipality is divided into 13 boroughs and the administrative centre is located in the borough of Trones og Sentrum, a borough in the city. There are several villages in the rural parts of the municipality including Hommersåk, Høle, Foss-Eikeland, Stokka, Forsand, Lysebotn, and Vatne. The 1,040.61-square-kilometre (401.78 sq mi) municipality is the 109th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Sandnes Municipality is the 11th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 85,785 in 2026. The municipality's population density is 82.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (213/sq mi) and its population has increased by 12.8% over the previous 10-year period.