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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sandnes Municipality
| native_name = Sandnes kommune
| coordinates = {{coord|58|51|06|N|05|44|10|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
| image_skyline = Aerial view of Sandnes, Norway in 2015.jpg
| image_caption = View of the city from the south
| image_map = NO_1108_Sandnes.svg
| established_date = 6 April 1861
| established_title = City
| subdivision_name = [[Norway]]
| subdivision_name1 = Sandnes
| subdivision_name2 = [[Rogaland]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Jæren]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[List of municipalities of Norway|Municipality]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Counties of Norway|County]]
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Norway|District]]
| timezone1 = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset = +01:00
| utc_offset_DST = +02:00
| website = {{URL|https://www.sandnes.kommune.no/}}
| area_total_km2 = 1040.56
| area_land_km2 = 943.56
| area_rank = 109
| pushpin_map = Rogaland#Norway
| population_demonym = Sandnesgauk<br />Sandnesbu<br />Sandneser
| image_shield = Sandnes komm.svg
| image_flag = Flag of Sandnes.gif
| population_density_km2 = auto
| settlement_type = City & Municipality
| population_blank1 = [[List of cities in Norway by population|7th]]/[[List of urban areas in Norway by population|3rd]]
| population_blank1_title = Municipality/ Urban rank
| population_total = 83,382
| population_blank2_title = Metro rank
| population_blank2 = [[Metropolitan regions of Norway|3rd]]
| population_metro = 350000
| total_type = Municipality
| population_density_blank1_km2 = auto
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_party = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]
| leader_name = Kenny Rettore
| demographics2_info1 = [[Norwegian language|Neutral]]
| demographics2_title1 = Official form
| demographics_type2 = [[Norwegian language|Language forms]]
| population_urban = 237369
| population_as_of = 2023
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| population_density_metro_km2 = auto
}}
'''Sandnes''' ({{IPA-no|ˈsɑ̂nːeːs|pron|Sandnes.ogg}}) is a city and municipality in [[Rogaland]], [[Norway]]. It lies immediately south of [[Stavanger]], the 4th largest city 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 [[Districts of Norway|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, Sandnes|Stokka]], [[Forsand (village)|Forsand]], [[Lysebotn]], and [[Vatne, Rogaland|Vatne]].
The {{convert|1041|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 109th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sandnes is the 7th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 83,382 in 2023.<ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2020 |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=no}}</ref> The municipality's population density is {{convert|84.3|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 20.8% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2020 |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunefakta |url=https://www.ssb.no/kommunefakta/kommune |access-date=2021-01-30 |website=SSB |language=nb}}</ref>
==History==
[[File:Bilde 2.png|thumb|left|Map of the Stavanger/Sandnes region]]
[[File:Hommersåk sentrum.JPG|thumb|left|View of the village of [[Hommersåk]] ]]
The small port village of Sandnes was granted ''[[List of towns and cities in Norway|ladested]]'' (small seaport city) status in 1860. On 6 April 1861, the small city was separated from the municipality of [[Høyland]] to form a separate self-governing municipality of its own. Initially, the municipality had 440 residents.
On 1 July 1957, a small part of Høyland municipality (population: 18) was transferred to the city of Sandnes.<ref name=":0" />
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1965, the city and municipality of Sandnes (population: 3,961) was merged with the municipality of Høyland (population: 20,353) and parts of the municipalities of [[Høle (municipality)|Høle]] (population: 926) and [[Hetland]] (population: 2,077).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no}}</ref>
In 2014, the [[Storting]] decided that the number of municipalities in Norway would be lowered. If the municipalities of Sandnes, Stavanger and Sola were to merge, a new municipality would be formed called Nord-Jæren, after the name of the geographical location the municipalities are located in. After the city council said no to the merge, proposals for [[Forsand]] to merge with Sandnes were enacted instead.
On 1 January 2017, a small {{convert|350|daa|acre|lk=on|adj=on}} area on the southwestern edge of the village of [[Solakrossen]] was transferred from Sandnes municipality to the neighboring municipality of [[Sola, Norway|Sola]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vedtak om endring av kommunegrensen mellom Sandnes og Sola kommuner, Rogaland |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/OV/forskrift/2015-12-22-1664 |access-date=2 November 2017 |publisher=Lovdata.no |language=no}}</ref>
On 1 January 2020, most of the neighboring municipality of Forsand was merged with Sandnes to form one large municipality called Sandnes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunereformen |url=https://www.forsand.kommune.no/kommunereform.335270.nn.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122040354/http://www.forsand.kommune.no/kommunereform.335270.nn.html |archive-date=22 November 2018 |access-date=4 November 2017 |website=Forsand kommune |language=no}}</ref>
===Name===
The municipality (and city) is named after an old {{Lang|no|Sandnæs}} farm, since the city was built on its grounds. The first element is {{wikt-lang|no|sand}} which means '[[sand]]' or 'sandy beach' and the last element is {{wikt-lang|no|nes}} which means '[[headland]]'. The farm was located at the end of the [[Gandsfjorden]] where the city centre is located today.<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Sandnes |url=https://snl.no/Sandnes |access-date=7 April 2016 |language=no}}</ref>
===Coat of arms===
[[File:Sandnes_edit.JPG|left|thumb|View of the city in 2008]]
The [[coat of arms]], granted on 21 April 1972, shows a white piece of [[pottery]] against a green background. Pottery was chosen since it was one of the main industries in the late 18th century. The symbol is a {{Lang|no|leirgauk}}, which in English would be a [[ceramic]] [[cuckoo]] bird ({{Lang|no|leir(e)}}, '[[clay]], ceramic' and {{Lang|no|gauk/gjøk}}, 'cuckoo bird'). The ceramic Sandnes cuckoo ({{langx|no|sandnesgauk}}) is an [[ocarina]] or simple flute which was made by the potteries in Sandnes and used to advertise their products. Later it also became a nickname for people from Sandnes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway – Norske Kommunevåpen |url=http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Sandnes |access-date=2016-04-07 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref>
==Geography==
The municipality lies in the [[Jæren]] region and stretches {{convert|90|km}} nearly from the west coast of Norway to the rugged mountainous interior. The city of Sandnes is located at the base of the [[Stavanger Peninsula]], about {{convert|15|km}} south of the city of [[Stavanger (city)|Stavanger]], and these two cities have expanded so as to form a [[conurbation]]. The municipality of [[Sola, Norway|Sola]] is located to the west, [[Klepp]] and [[Time, Norway|Time]], [[Gjesdal]] to the south, [[Sirdal]] and [[Bykle]] to the east, [[Strand, Norway|Strand]] and [[Hjelmeland]] to the northeast, and Stavanger to the northwest. The [[fjord]] [[Gandsfjorden]] is situated north–south at the west end of the municipality and the [[Høgsfjorden]] and [[Lysefjorden]] dominate the eastern part of the municipality. The [[Stavanger Airport, Sola|international airport for Sandnes/Stavanger]] is situated in Sola, just to the west of Sandnes.
Prior to 2020 (when the municipality was enlarged), the city-municipality of Sandnes was divided into 13 boroughs: [[Austrått, Rogaland|Austrått]], [[Figgjo]], [[Ganddal]], [[Hana, Norway|Hana]], [[Høle]], [[Lura, Norway|Lura]], [[Malmheim og Soma]], [[Riska]], [[Sandved, Norway|Sandved]], [[Stangeland]], [[Sviland]], and [[Trones og Sentrum]].
The landscape of western Sandnes is quite 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 {{convert|400|to|500|m}} above sea level. From Stavanger and Sandnes it is approximately one hour by car to alpine and skiing resorts. In Sandnes there are some easily accessible small mountain peaks, such as Dalsnuten and Lifjell, with a view over the Sandnes/Stavanger area. The renowned [[Lysefjorden]] is also easily accessible by car or boat. The lake [[Frøylandsvatnet (Sandnes)|Frøylandsvatnet]], the river [[Figgjoelva]], and the mountain [[Hanafjellet]] are all located in Sandnes.
The Lysefjorden in the eastern part of the municipality is surrounded by very steep {{convert|1000|m|adj=on}} tall cliffs such as [[Kjerag]] and [[Preikestolen]], with the [[Lysefjord Bridge]] crossing the fjord near the western end. The famous [[Kjeragbolten]] boulder and [[Kjeragfossen]] waterfall are located along the inner part of the fjord. The village of [[Lysebotn]] lies at the eastern end of the fjord. The lake [[Nilsebuvatnet]] is located high up in the mountains, north of Lysebotn on the border of Strand and Forsand municipalities. It is regulated for hydroelectric power use at the [[Lysebotn Hydroelectric Power Station]].
{{wide image|Lysebotn_panorama.jpg|770px|Panoramic view over the village [[Lysebotn]] located innermost in the Lysefjord ([[:Image:Lysebotn panorama.jpg|full image]])|99%}}
===Climate===
Sandnes is in a common urban area with Stavanger and thus the weather station for the international airport of [[Stavanger Airport Sola|Stavanger Sola]] is the closest weather station to Sandnes proper.
Situated on the southwest coast of Norway, the local climate is greatly influenced by the temperate water in the North Sea, and Atlantic lows giving mild westerlies also in winter. This creates warmer temperatures throughout the year compared to other cities at similar latitudes, and also gives plentiful precipitation in the form of rain, especially in late autumn and winter. Sandnes is a little bit more inland than the airport so thus may have slightly warmer summer days and cooler winter nights as a result.
According to [[Köppen climate classification]], Sandnes experiences a temperate [[oceanic climate]] (''Cfb'') with five months with a mean temperature above {{cvt|10|C}}. Spring and early summer is the driest season. The all-time high {{cvt|33.5|C}} at the airport was recorded August 1975. The warmest high recorded in the Stavanger area is {{cvt|34.4|C}} at the weather station Stavanger-Våland (72 m) in July 2018. The warmest month on record at Stavanger Airport is August 2002 with mean {{cvt|19.3|°C}} and average daily high {{cvt|23.2|°C}}. The all-time low {{cvt|-19.8|C}} was recorded January 1987. The coldest month on record is February 1963 with mean {{cvt|-5|°C}} and average daily low {{cvt|-9.6|°C}}. The average date for the last overnight freeze (low below {{convert|0|°C|1|abbr=on}}) in spring is April 20<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2012 |title=Siste frostnatt om våren |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/siste-frostnatt-om-varen-1.8119060}}</ref> and average date for first freeze in autumn is October 31<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 September 2013 |title=Første frostnatt |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/forste-frostnatt-1.11261900}}</ref> giving a frost-free season of 193 days (Stavanger Airport Sola 1981-2010 average).
{{Weather box
|location = Stavanger Airport Sola 1991-2020 (7 m, extremes: 1947–2020, sunhours 1961-1990)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 12.4
|Feb record high C = 13.9
|Mar record high C = 17.7
|Apr record high C = 25.2
|May record high C = 29.4
|Jun record high C = 30.5
|Jul record high C = 32.5
|Aug record high C = 33.5
|Sep record high C = 26.7
|Oct record high C = 22.3
|Nov record high C = 16.2
|Dec record high C = 12
|Jan high C = 4.8
|Feb high C = 4.6
|Mar high C = 6.5
|Apr high C = 10.4
|May high C = 13.8
|Jun high C = 16.3
|Jul high C = 18.6
|Aug high C = 18.9
|Sep high C = 16.2
|Oct high C = 11.9
|Nov high C = 8
|Dec high C = 5.6
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = 2.6
|Feb mean C = 2.1
|Mar mean C = 3.7
|Apr mean C = 6.9
|May mean C = 10.2
|Jun mean C = 13
|Jul mean C = 15.3
|Aug mean C = 15.7
|Sep mean C = 13.2
|Oct mean C = 9.2
|Nov mean C = 5.7
|Dec mean C = 3.4
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = -0.6
|Feb low C = -0.4
|Mar low C = 0.9
|Apr low C = 3.6
|May low C = 6.8
|Jun low C = 10
|Jul low C = 12.4
|Aug low C = 12.7
|Sep low C = 10.3
|Oct low C = 6.4
|Nov low C = 3
|Dec low C = 0.6
|year low C =
|Jan record low C = -19.8
|Feb record low C = -19.2
|Mar record low C = -16.2
|Apr record low C = -7.9
|May record low C = -2.5
|Jun record low C = 0.6
|Jul record low C = 4.3
|Aug record low C = 1.2
|Sep record low C = -2.5
|Oct record low C = -5.2
|Nov record low C = -16.1
|Dec record low C = -16.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 118.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 99.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 80.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 62.5
|May precipitation mm = 62.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 67.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 91.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 126.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 132
|Oct precipitation mm = 148.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 135.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 132.4
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 13.7
|Feb precipitation days = 10.4
|Mar precipitation days = 11.9
|Apr precipitation days = 9.9
|May precipitation days = 10.7
|Jun precipitation days = 10.6
|Jul precipitation days = 10.8
|Aug precipitation days = 14.0
|Sep precipitation days = 16.9
|Oct precipitation days = 16.7
|Nov precipitation days = 17.7
|Dec precipitation days = 15.6
|Jan humidity = 82
|Feb humidity = 81
|Mar humidity = 78
|Apr humidity = 77
|May humidity = 75
|Jun humidity = 78
|Jul humidity = 78
|Aug humidity = 80
|Sep humidity = 80
|Oct humidity = 81
|Nov humidity = 82
|Dec humidity = 82
|Jan sun = 48
|Feb sun = 79
|Mar sun = 140
|Apr sun = 168
|May sun = 226
|Jun sun = 222
|Jul sun = 197
|Aug sun = 159
|Sep sun = 141
|Oct sun = 80
|Nov sun = 45
|Dec sun = 33
|year sun = 1538.
| source 1 = yr.no/met.no<ref>{{Cite web |title=climate statistics Sola |url=https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-44560/Norway/Rogaland/Sola/Sola?q=last-13-months |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624005452/https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-44560/Norway/Rogaland/Sola/Sola?q=last-13-months |archive-date=24 June 2021 |access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> NOAA (humidity only)<ref name="NOAA ">{{Cite web |title=yr.no Sola (Stavanger Airport) Climate Normals: 1961-2090 |url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_VI/NO/01415.TXT |access-date=31 December 2017 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration}}</ref>
| source 2 = Meteostat (avg highs/lows) <ref>{{Cite web |title=Meteostat |url=https://meteostat.net/en/station/01415/climate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205213813/https://meteostat.net/en/station/01415/climate |archive-date=5 February 2022 |access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref>
}}
{{Weather box
|location = [[Stavanger Airport]] (2002–2020 averages & extremes)
|collapsed = yes
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 11.2
|Feb record high C = 13.9
|Mar record high C = 17.7
|Apr record high C = 22.4
|May record high C = 29.4
|Jun record high C = 29.1
|Jul record high C = 32.5
|Aug record high C = 29.4
|Sep record high C = 26.7
|Oct record high C = 22.3
|Nov record high C = 16.2
|Dec record high C = 12.0
|year record high C = 32.5
|Jan avg record high C = 9.0
|Feb avg record high C = 8.9
|Mar avg record high C = 12.1
|Apr avg record high C = 17.4
|May avg record high C = 22.9
|Jun avg record high C = 24.8
|Jul avg record high C = 26.7
|Aug avg record high C = 25.7
|Sep avg record high C = 21.6
|Oct avg record high C = 16.9
|Nov avg record high C = 12.8
|Dec avg record high C = 9.9
|year avg record high C = 28.2
|Jan high C = 4.7
|Feb high C = 4.8
|Mar high C = 6.8
|Apr high C = 10.9
|May high C = 13.9
|Jun high C = 16.8
|Jul high C = 19.0
|Aug high C = 19.2
|Sep high C = 16.4
|Oct high C = 12.2
|Nov high C = 8.4
|Dec high C = 6.0
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = 2.3
|Feb mean C = 2.3
|Mar mean C = 3.9
|Apr mean C = 7.5
|May mean C = 10.5
|Jun mean C = 13.6
|Jul mean C = 15.9
|Aug mean C = 16.1
|Sep mean C = 13.5
|Oct mean C = 9.3
|Nov mean C = 5.8
|Dec mean C = 3.6
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = -0.2
|Feb low C = -0.3
|Mar low C = 1.0
|Apr low C = 4.0
|May low C = 7.1
|Jun low C = 10.3
|Jul low C = 12.8
|Aug low C = 12.9
|Sep low C = 10.6
|Oct low C = 6.4
|Nov low C = 3.2
|Dec low C = 1.1
|year low C =
|Jan avg record low C = -8.9
|Feb avg record low C = -7.5
|Mar avg record low C = -5.5
|Apr avg record low C = -1.4
|May avg record low C = 1.8
|Jun avg record low C = 6.0
|Jul avg record low C = 8.8
|Aug avg record low C = 8.1
|Sep avg record low C = 5.2
|Oct avg record low C = -0.6
|Nov avg record low C = -4.9
|Dec avg record low C = -6.8
|year avg record low C = -10.9
|Jan record low C = -19.1
|Feb record low C = -12.8
|Mar record low C = -13.3
|Apr record low C = -5.2
|May record low C = -1.5
|Jun record low C = 3.9
|Jul record low C = 6.6
|Aug record low C = 6.0
|Sep record low C = 1.8
|Oct record low C = -4.3
|Nov record low C = -11.7
|Dec record low C = -15.5
|year record low C = -19.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 122.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 89.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 72.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 60.7
|May precipitation mm = 69.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 66.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 104.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 131.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 146.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 142.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 141.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 134.6
|year precipitation mm =
|year sun =
|source 1 = Norsk Klimaservicesenter<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norsk Klimaservicesenter - Observations |url=https://seklima.met.no/observations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613111152/https://seklima.met.no/observations/ |archive-date=13 June 2021 |access-date=4 February 2021 |website=[[Norwegian Meteorological Institute]] |language=no}}</ref>
|date=4 February 2021
}}
===Location===
Sandnes is located on the west coast of Norway. Here are some distances from the city of Sandnes to other major cities in Norway:
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
* [[Stavanger (city)|Stavanger]] {{convert|12|km|mi}}
* [[Vigrestad]] {{convert|40|km|mi}}
* [[Kristiansand (town)|Kristiansand]] {{convert|155|km|mi}}
* [[Bergen (city)|Bergen]] {{convert|170|km|mi}}
* [[Arendal (town)|Arendal]] {{convert|281|km|mi}}
* [[Oslo]] {{convert|305|km|mi}}
* [[Ålesund (town)|Ålesund]] {{convert|400|km|mi}}
* [[Trondheim]] {{convert|570|km|mi}}
* [[Tromsø (city)|Tromsø]] {{convert|1360|km|mi}}
}}
==Government==
Sandnes Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Sør-Rogaland District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].
===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Sandnes is made up of 49 representatives that are elected to four-year terms. Elections are always held two years from the parliamentary elections. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 2023
|end = 2027
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/rogaland/sandnes#seats |access-date=2024-01-27 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed =
|Total = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet = 12
|Grønne = 1
|Høyre = 13
|INP = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4
|Pensjonistpartiet = 1
|Rødt = 1
|Senterpartiet = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 2019
|end = 2023
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/rogaland/sandnes#seats |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet = 13
|FNB = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet = 9
|Grønne = 3
|Høyre = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4
|Rødt = 1
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 2015
|end = 2019
|reference = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet = 18
|Fremskrittspartiet = 12
|Høyre = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5
|Senterpartiet = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre = 2
|Grønne = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 2011
|end = 2015
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/rogaland/sandnes#seats |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet = 11
|Høyre = 15
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4
|Pensjonistpartiet = 1
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 2007
|end = 2011
|reference = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet = 11
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Senterpartiet = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6
|Venstre = 3
|Høyre = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet = 13
|Pensjonistpartiet = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 2003
|end = 2007
|reference = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet = 12
|Høyre = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|Venstre = 2
|Pensjonistpartiet = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 1999
|end = 2003
|reference = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 69
|Arbeiderpartiet = 14
|Fremskrittspartiet = 13
|Høyre = 19
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 11
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre = 3
|Pensjonistpartiet = 2
|Rød_Valgallianse = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 1995
|end = 1999
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 69
|Arbeiderpartiet = 16
|Fremskrittspartiet = 11
|Høyre = 17
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 9
|Senterpartiet = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre = 4
|Pensjonistpartiet = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 1991
|end = 1995
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 69
|Arbeiderpartiet = 16
|Fremskrittspartiet = 6
|Høyre = 16
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 9
|Pensjonistpartiet = 4
|Senterpartiet = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 6
|Venstre = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 1987
|end = 1991
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 69
|Arbeiderpartiet = 19
|Fremskrittspartiet = 11
|Høyre = 18
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 9
|Senterpartiet = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 1983
|end = 1987
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 69
|Arbeiderpartiet = 21
|Fremskrittspartiet = 7
|Høyre = 19
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 10
|Senterpartiet = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 1979
|end = 1983
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 69
|Arbeiderpartiet = 20
|DLF = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet = 2
|Høyre = 22
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 12
|Senterpartiet = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 1975
|end = 1979
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 69
|Arbeiderpartiet = 24
|DLF = 4
|Høyre = 15
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 15
|Senterpartiet = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 1971
|end = 1975
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 69
|Arbeiderpartiet = 26
|Høyre = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 12
|Senterpartiet = 8
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 3
|Venstre = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 1967
|end = 1971
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 69
|Arbeiderpartiet = 28
|Høyre = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 9
|Senterpartiet = 7
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 3
|Venstre = 11
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|city = yes
|start = 1963
|end = 1967
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 13
|Høyre = 7
|Venstre = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|city = yes
|start = 1959
|end = 1963
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 13
|Høyre = 7
|Venstre = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|city = yes
|start = 1955
|end = 1959
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 14
|NKP = 1
|Høyre = 5
|Venstre = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|city = yes
|start = 1951
|end = 1955
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet = 14
|Høyre = 5
|Venstre = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|city = yes
|start = 1947
|end = 1951
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet = 12
|NKP = 2
|Høyre = 5
|Venstre = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|city = yes
|start = 1945
|end = 1947
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet = 14
|NKP = 2
|Høyre = 3
|Venstre = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|city = yes
|start = 1937
|end = 1941*
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Høyre = 3
|Venstre = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|city = yes
|start = 1934
|end = 1937
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1935 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1934 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_057.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 20
|Høyre = 3
|Venstre = 9
|Arbeiderpartiet = 8
|}}
{{end div col}}
===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Sandnes:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tidligere ordførere |url=https://www.sandnes.kommune.no/sti/politikk/tidligere-ordforere/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Sandnes kommune |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1861-1864: Jan Adolph Budde
*1864-1864: Anders Tvedt
*1864-1864: Gabriel Sandved
*1865-1866: Abraham Hobberstad
*1866-1867: Sven Njeldson Oftedahl
*1867-1868: Mauritz Kartevold
*1869-1870: Gabriel Sandved
*1871-1873: Mauritz Kartevold
*1873-1875: Jonas Eivindson Lura
*1875-1876: K.M. Sørensen
*1876-1877: Sven Njeldson Oftedahl
*1877-1877: Martin Nygaard
*1878-1878: Svend O. Mouland
*1878-1879: Sven Svendson Haaland
*1879-1880: K.M. Sørensen
*1880-1882: Sven Njeldson Oftedahl
*1882-1882: Svend O. Mouland
*1883-1884: Ole Svendsen
*1885-1885: Andreas O. Anfindsen
*1886-1888: Ole Svendsen
*1889-1890: Petter Simon Øgland
*1890-1891: Samuel Jonasson Sandved
*1891-1895: Petter Simon Øgland
*1895-1896: Lars Adamson Sporaland
*1896-1897: Olaf Anfindsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1898-1898: O.C. Østraadt ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1899-1901: Olaf Anfindsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1902-1902: O.C. Østraadt ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1903-1903: Olaf Anfindsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1904-1904: O.C. Østraadt ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1905-1905: Olaf Anfindsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1906-1907: O.C. Østraadt ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1908-1912: L.O. Nygaard ([[Temperance Party (Norway)|AvH]])
*1913-1913: Thorvald S. Øglænd ([[Temperance Party (Norway)|AvH]])
*1914-1915: L.O. Nygaard ([[Temperance Party (Norway)|AvH]])
*1916-1916: Thorvald S. Øglænd ([[Temperance Party (Norway)|AvH]])
*1917-1919: Enok Berge ([[Temperance Party (Norway)|AvH]])
*1920-1921: Thorvald S. Øglænd ([[Temperance Party (Norway)|AvH]])
*1922-1929: Lars Øglænd ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1929-1934: Johan Martinson Haga ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1935-1936: Monrad Øksnevad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1936-1938: Gunvald Rasmussen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1938-1941: Edvard Astad ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1941-1941: Monrad Øksnevad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1945-1945: Gunvald Rasmussen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1946-1947: Louis Torgersen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1947-1948: Tollef Fjermestad ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1948-1949: Andreas J. Båstøl ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1950-1950: Jakob Skretting ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1950-1951: Gunvald Rasmussen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1952-1953: Andreas J. Båstøl ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1953-1955: Louis Torgersen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1955-1956: Gunvald Rasmussen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1956-1957: Arthur O. Berge ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1958-1959: Kristian Rønneberg ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1960-1961: Audun Schance Olsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1962-1963: Torleiv Tengs-Pedersen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1964-1964: Audun Schance Olsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1965-1967: Lars Vatsendvik ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1968-1969: Lauritz B. Sirevåg ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1970-1971: Arne Tunheim ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1972-1973: [[Beint Bentsen]] ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1974-1977: [[Arne Sandnes (Rogaland)|Arne Sandnes]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1978-1979: Odd Arnøy ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1980-1981: [[Arne Sandnes (Rogaland)|Arne Sandnes]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1982-1985: Sigurd Aarsland ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1986-1990: [[Roald G. Bergsaker]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1991-1993: Geir Mykletun ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1994-2007: Jostein W. Rovik ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2007-2011: Norunn Østråt Koksvik ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2011-2023: Stanley Wirak ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2023-present: Kenny Rettore ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bogen |first=Simon Elias |date=2023-09-14 |title=Høyre kryper tilbake til Frp – får ordføreren i Sandnes |url=https://www.nrk.no/rogaland/dramatikk-i-sandnes_-uenighet-om-hvem-som-skal-bli-ordforer-1.16556683 |access-date=2024-01-27 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col end}}
==Media gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Sandnes City Map.png|Map of Sandnes city center
File:Sandnes 01.jpg|The bus station, known as ''Ruten'' (The Route)
File:Jaeren Tingrett.jpg|Jæren Tingrett (District Court)
File:Sandnes idrettspark fra luften.jpg|Sandnes sports park from the air
File:Sandnes om natta.jpg|Sandnes by night
File:Sandnesgauk.png|A Sandnesgauk. A clay toy originating in Sandnes.
</gallery>
==Economy==
{{Historical populations
|footnote = '''Source''': [https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=Folkemengd1951&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=folkendrhist&StatVariant=&checked=true Statistics Norway]
|shading = on
|1951|4178
|1961|3981
|1971|30705
|1981|36901
|1991|44967
|2001|53860
|2011|66245
|2016|74820
}}
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 city offers a variety of routes for everyday riders and tourists. Since 1996, a public bicycle rental program has been in operation in the city.
The city has a vibrant industrial base, mainly in the [[Ganddal]] area in the south and the Lura and [[Forus]] area in the north along the municipal boundary with Stavanger. There is significant activity related to oil exploration in the [[North Sea]] and also some IT-related companies. In this suburban region between Sandnes and Stavanger, malls and department stores have also been established. Among these malls is one of Norway's biggest malls, [[Kvadrat Storsenter|Kvadrat]], meaning 'square' (although it is not square shaped anymore as it has expanded several times since it opened in 1984).
Around 30% of the population is employed in Stavanger (Q4 2004).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fakta om næringslivet i Sandnes |url=http://www.sandnes.kommune.no/index.asp?topExpand=1000097&subExpand=1000096&menuid=1000586&strurl=1007368i&context=0 |publisher=Sandnes Kommune}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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 [[Vatneleiren]] military base is also located in Sandnes, just outside [[Vatne, Rogaland|Vatne]].
==Culture, sports, and education==
Since 2016, the primary football team, [[Sandnes Ulf]], has played in the second tier, [[Norwegian First Division|1. divisjon]], of Norwegian professional football.
Sandnes is also known for its Rugby League team, Sandnes Raiders which has supplied the Norwegian national team with players.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}
The major tourist attraction in Sandnes is the [[Science Factory (Vitenfabrikken)]]. It is a {{convert|4000|m2|adj=on}} science museum with science and art exhibitions, a planetarium, sun telescopes, and chemistry experiments.
Sandnes is the only city in Norway which is a member of the [[World Health Organization]]'s network of Healthy Cities. Sandnes and Stavanger were chosen along with [[Liverpool]], United Kingdom, to be a European Capital of Culture for 2008.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
Higher education facilities include [[Sandnes Upper Secondary School]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandnes videregående skole |url=https://www.sandnes.vgs.no/ |access-date=2021-01-30 |website=www.sandnes.vgs.no |language=nb}}</ref> [[Gand Upper Secondary School]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gand videregående skole |url=https://www.gand.vgs.no/ |access-date=2021-01-30 |website=www.gand.vgs.no |language=nb}}</ref> [[Akademiet Norge|Akademiet Upper Secondary School]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Akademiet vgs Sandnes {{!}} Videregående skole i Sandnes {{!}} Akademiet.no |url=https://www.akademiet.no/vgs/skolesteder/sandnes/ |access-date=2021-01-30 |website=Akademiet |language=nb-NO}}</ref> and [[Vågen Upper Secondary School]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vågen videregående skole {{!}} Videregående opplæring - vilbli.no |url=https://www.vilbli.no/nb/nb/rogaland/vagen-videregaende-skole/adr/279081 |access-date=2021-01-30 |website=vilbli.no - Videregående opplæring |language=nb}}</ref> In 2010 [[Forus Upper Secondary School]] and parts of [[Lundehaugen Upper Secondary School|Lundehaugen]] merged to become Vågen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Forus videregående skole |url=http://www.macbasics.no/forusarkiv/hovedside.html |access-date=2021-01-30 |website=www.macbasics.no |language=nb}}</ref> Lundehaugen still exists as a middle school.
The city is also home to the [[VID Specialized University]] Sandnes campus, a private Christian college.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandnes |url=https://www.vid.no/en/cities/sandnes/ |access-date=2021-01-30 |website=VID Specialized University |language=en}}</ref>
===Churches===
[[File:Sandnes Kirke(Jarvin).JPG|thumb|right|Sandnes Church]]
[[File:Hana kirke.jpg|thumb|right|Hana Church]]
The [[Church of Norway]] has nine parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Sandnes. It is part of the [[Sandnes prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Stavanger]]. The main church for the city is [[Sandnes Church (Rogaland)|Sandnes Church]], which is the seat of the deanery which covers the whole municipality.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Sandnes'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Bogafjell||[[Bogafjell Church]]||[[Bogafjell]]||2012
|-
|rowspan="2"|Forsand||[[Forsand Church]]||[[Forsand (village)|Forsand]]||1854
|-
|[[Lyse Chapel]]||[[Lysebotn]]||1961
|-
|rowspan="2"|Gand||[[Gand Church]]||[[Sandved, Norway|Sandved]]||1978
|-
|[[Julebygda Chapel]]||[[Malmheim og Soma]]||1957
|-
|rowspan="1"|Hana||[[Hana Church]]||[[Hana, Norway|Hana]]||1997
|-
|rowspan="1"|Høle||[[Høle Church]]||[[Høle]]||1860
|-
|rowspan="2"|Høyland||[[Høyland Church]]||[[Austrått, Rogaland|Austrått]]||1841
|-
|[[Sviland Chapel]]||[[Sviland]]||1913
|-
|rowspan="1"|Lura||[[Lura Church]]||[[Lura, Norway|Lura]]||1987
|-
|rowspan="2"|Riska||[[Riska Church]]||[[Hommersåk]]||1999
|-
|[[Old Riska Church]]||[[Hommersåk]]||1877
|-
|rowspan="1"|Sandnes||[[Sandnes Church (Rogaland)|Sandnes Church]]||[[Trones og Sentrum|Sandnes sentrum]]||1882
|}
==Notable people==
[[File:Julie Ege (cropped).jpg|140px|thumb|Julie Ege, On her Majesty's Secret Service, 1968]]
[[File:Ivar Braut (33259444622).jpg|140px|thumb|Ivar Braut, 2017]]
[[File:Bjarne Berntsen.jpg|140px|thumb|Bjarne Berntsen, 2007]]
[[File:Stine Borgli - 2018 UEC European Road Cycling Championships (Women's road race).jpg|140px|thumb|Stine Borgli, 2018]]
* [[Karen Grude Koht]] (1871 in Høyland – 1960) educationalist, essayist and feminist pioneer
* [[Theodor Thjøtta]] (1885 in Sandnes – 1955) physician, dealt with [[bacteriology]] and [[serology]]
* [[Elise Ottesen-Jensen]] (1886 in Hoyland − 1973) sex educator, journalist and anarchist
* [[Aaslaug Aasland]] (1890 in Sandnes – 1962) politician, [[Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion|Minister of Social Affairs]], 1948 to 1953
* [[Toralv Øksnevad]] (1891 in Høyland – 1975) politician, journalist, newspaper editor and radio personality - the ''"voice from London"'' during WWII
* [[Sigrid Stray]] (1893 in Sandnes – 1978) barrister and proponent of women's rights
* [[Soffi Schønning]] (1895–1994) operatic soprano, lived in Sandnes in later life
* [[Kasper Idland]] [[Military Medal|MM]], (1918 in Figgjo – 1968) [[Norwegian heavy water sabotage|Norwegian heavy water saboteur]] in 1943
* [[Kåre Berven Fjeldsaa]] (1918 in Sandnes – 1991) ceramic designer, early user of [[stoneware]]
* [[Tormod Førland]] (1920 in Høyland – 1995) chemist, worked on inorganic and [[physical chemistry]]
* [[Arne Sandnes (Rogaland)|Arne Sandnes]] (1925-2006) politician, mayor of Sandnes in the 1970s
* [[Roald G. Bergsaker]] (born 1942) sports official and politician, mayor of Sandnes, 1986 to 1990 and Rogaland county mayor, 1999 to 2007
* [[Julie Ege]] (1943 in Sandnes – 2008) actress and model <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0250774/ IMDb Database] retrieved 02 April 2021</ref>
* [[Ivar Braut]] (born 1956 in Sandnes) a theologian and priest, the [[Diocese of Stavanger|Bishop of Stavanger]], 2017-2019
* Roger Rasmussen (born ca.1965 in Sandnes) stage name ''[[Nattefrost]],'' vocalist and founder of [[Carpathian Forest]], a black metal band
* [[Mette Grøtteland]] (born 1969 in Sandnes) first female fighter pilot, [[Royal Norwegian Air Force]]
* [[Kjartan Salvesen]] (born 1976 in Sandnes) winner of Norwegian [[Idol (Norwegian TV series)|Idol TV series]] in 2004
* [[Thomas Dybdahl]] (born 1979 in Sandnes) singer-songwriter
* [[Anh Vu]] (born 1986 in Sandnes) singer and actress <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1632940/ IMDb Database] retrieved 02 April 2021</ref>
* [[Annette Obrestad]] (born 1988) professional poker player; won the [[2007 World Series of Poker Europe]] aged 18; lives in Sandnes
=== Sport ===
* [[Bjarne Berntsen]] (born 1956 in Sandnes) a former football player with 33 caps with [[Norway national football team|Norway]] and coach with [[Norway women's national football team|Norway women]] (2005–2009), [[Viking FK]], and [[Sandnes Ulf]]
* [[Anne Brit Skjæveland]] (born 1962) retired heptathlete, lives in Sandnes
* [[Linda Medalen]] (born 1965 in Sandnes) former footballer, 152 caps with [[Norway women's national football team|Norway women]]
* [[Gjert Ingebrigtsen]] (born 1966) sports coach, father and coach of sons [[Henrik Ingebrigtsen|Henrik]], [[Filip Ingebrigtsen|Filip]] and [[Jakob Ingebrigtsen|Jakob]]; lives in Sandnes
* [[Rolf Bae]] (1975 in Sandnes – 2008) Arctic adventurer and mountaineer
* [[Arild Haugen]] (born 1985) former strongman, currently a professional boxer; lives in Sandnes
* [[Stine Borgli]] (born 1990 in Sandnes) racing cyclist
* 1500-metre runner brothers:
**[[Henrik Ingebrigtsen]] (born 1991 in Sandnes), competed at the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] and [[2016 Summer Olympics]]
**[[Filip Ingebrigtsen]] (born 1993 in Sandnes), competed at the [[European Athletics Championships|European]] and [[World Athletics Championships]]
**[[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]] (born 2000 in Sandnes), two gold medals at the [[2018 European Athletics Championships]], Olympic champion over 1500 meters in Tokyo 2020.
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==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
{{commons category|Sandnes}}
{{wiktionary|Sandnes}}
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Rogaland}}
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Sandnes}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/sandnes Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
* [http://www.sandnes.kommune.no/ Municipality website] {{in lang|no}}
* [https://www.regionstavanger-ryfylke.com/ Region Stavanger & Ryfylke tourist website]
* [http://www.sandnes.info Website about the city]
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Skibidi Empire
| native_name = Sandnes kommune
| coordinates = {{coord|58|51|06|N|05|44|10|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
| image_skyline = Skibidi Toilet.svg
| image_caption = View of the city from the south
| image_map = NO_1108_Sandnes.svg
| established_date = 6 April 1861
| established_title = City
| subdivision_name = [[Norway]]
| subdivision_name1 = Sandnes
| subdivision_name2 = [[Rogaland]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Jæren]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[List of municipalities of Norway|Municipality]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Counties of Norway|County]]
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Norway|District]]
| timezone1 = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset = +01:00
| utc_offset_DST = +02:00
| website = {{URL|https://www.sandnes.kommune.no/}}
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| area_rank = 109
| pushpin_map = Rogaland#Norway
| population_demonym = Sandnesgauk<br />Sandnesbu<br />Sandneser
| image_shield = Sandnes komm.svg
| image_flag = Flag of Sandnes.gif
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| settlement_type = City & Municipality
| population_blank1 = [[List of cities in Norway by population|7th]]/[[List of urban areas in Norway by population|3rd]]
| population_blank1_title = Municipality/ Urban rank
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| population_blank2_title = Metro rank
| population_blank2 = [[Metropolitan regions of Norway|3rd]]
| population_metro = 350000
| total_type = Municipality
| population_density_blank1_km2 = auto
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_party = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]
| leader_name = Kenny Rettore
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'''Sandnes''' ({{IPA-no|ˈsɑ̂nːeːs|pron|Sandnes.ogg}}) is a city and municipality in [[Rogaland]], [[Norway]]. It lies immediately south of [[Stavanger]], the 4th largest city 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 [[Districts of Norway|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, Sandnes|Stokka]], [[Forsand (village)|Forsand]], [[Lysebotn]], and [[Vatne, Rogaland|Vatne]].
The {{convert|1041|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 109th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sandnes is the 7th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 83,382 in 2023.<ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2020 |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=no}}</ref> The municipality's population density is {{convert|84.3|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 20.8% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2020 |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunefakta |url=https://www.ssb.no/kommunefakta/kommune |access-date=2021-01-30 |website=SSB |language=nb}}</ref>
==History==
[[File:Bilde 2.png|thumb|left|Map of the Stavanger/Sandnes region]]
[[File:Hommersåk sentrum.JPG|thumb|left|View of the village of [[Hommersåk]] ]]
The small port village of Sandnes was granted ''[[List of towns and cities in Norway|ladested]]'' (small seaport city) status in 1860. On 6 April 1861, the small city was separated from the municipality of [[Høyland]] to form a separate self-governing municipality of its own. Initially, the municipality had 440 residents.
On 1 July 1957, a small part of Høyland municipality (population: 18) was transferred to the city of Sandnes.<ref name=":0" />
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1965, the city and municipality of Sandnes (population: 3,961) was merged with the municipality of Høyland (population: 20,353) and parts of the municipalities of [[Høle (municipality)|Høle]] (population: 926) and [[Hetland]] (population: 2,077).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no}}</ref>
In 2014, the [[Storting]] decided that the number of municipalities in Norway would be lowered. If the municipalities of Sandnes, Stavanger and Sola were to merge, a new municipality would be formed called Nord-Jæren, after the name of the geographical location the municipalities are located in. After the city council said no to the merge, proposals for [[Forsand]] to merge with Sandnes were enacted instead.
On 1 January 2017, a small {{convert|350|daa|acre|lk=on|adj=on}} area on the southwestern edge of the village of [[Solakrossen]] was transferred from Sandnes municipality to the neighboring municipality of [[Sola, Norway|Sola]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vedtak om endring av kommunegrensen mellom Sandnes og Sola kommuner, Rogaland |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/OV/forskrift/2015-12-22-1664 |access-date=2 November 2017 |publisher=Lovdata.no |language=no}}</ref>
On 1 January 2020, most of the neighboring municipality of Forsand was merged with Sandnes to form one large municipality called Sandnes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunereformen |url=https://www.forsand.kommune.no/kommunereform.335270.nn.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122040354/http://www.forsand.kommune.no/kommunereform.335270.nn.html |archive-date=22 November 2018 |access-date=4 November 2017 |website=Forsand kommune |language=no}}</ref>
===Name===
The municipality (and city) is named after an old {{Lang|no|Sandnæs}} farm, since the city was built on its grounds. The first element is {{wikt-lang|no|sand}} which means '[[sand]]' or 'sandy beach' and the last element is {{wikt-lang|no|nes}} which means '[[headland]]'. The farm was located at the end of the [[Gandsfjorden]] where the city centre is located today.<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Sandnes |url=https://snl.no/Sandnes |access-date=7 April 2016 |language=no}}</ref>
===Coat of arms===
[[File:Sandnes_edit.JPG|left|thumb|View of the city in 2008]]
The [[coat of arms]], granted on 21 April 1972, shows a white piece of [[pottery]] against a green background. Pottery was chosen since it was one of the main industries in the late 18th century. The symbol is a {{Lang|no|leirgauk}}, which in English would be a [[ceramic]] [[cuckoo]] bird ({{Lang|no|leir(e)}}, '[[clay]], ceramic' and {{Lang|no|gauk/gjøk}}, 'cuckoo bird'). The ceramic Sandnes cuckoo ({{langx|no|sandnesgauk}}) is an [[ocarina]] or simple flute which was made by the potteries in Sandnes and used to advertise their products. Later it also became a nickname for people from Sandnes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway – Norske Kommunevåpen |url=http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Sandnes |access-date=2016-04-07 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref>
==Geography==
The municipality lies in the [[Jæren]] region and stretches {{convert|90|km}} nearly from the west coast of Norway to the rugged mountainous interior. The city of Sandnes is located at the base of the [[Stavanger Peninsula]], about {{convert|15|km}} south of the city of [[Stavanger (city)|Stavanger]], and these two cities have expanded so as to form a [[conurbation]]. The municipality of [[Sola, Norway|Sola]] is located to the west, [[Klepp]] and [[Time, Norway|Time]], [[Gjesdal]] to the south, [[Sirdal]] and [[Bykle]] to the east, [[Strand, Norway|Strand]] and [[Hjelmeland]] to the northeast, and Stavanger to the northwest. The [[fjord]] [[Gandsfjorden]] is situated north–south at the west end of the municipality and the [[Høgsfjorden]] and [[Lysefjorden]] dominate the eastern part of the municipality. The [[Stavanger Airport, Sola|international airport for Sandnes/Stavanger]] is situated in Sola, just to the west of Sandnes.
Prior to 2020 (when the municipality was enlarged), the city-municipality of Sandnes was divided into 13 boroughs: [[Austrått, Rogaland|Austrått]], [[Figgjo]], [[Ganddal]], [[Hana, Norway|Hana]], [[Høle]], [[Lura, Norway|Lura]], [[Malmheim og Soma]], [[Riska]], [[Sandved, Norway|Sandved]], [[Stangeland]], [[Sviland]], and [[Trones og Sentrum]].
The landscape of western Sandnes is quite 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 {{convert|400|to|500|m}} above sea level. From Stavanger and Sandnes it is approximately one hour by car to alpine and skiing resorts. In Sandnes there are some easily accessible small mountain peaks, such as Dalsnuten and Lifjell, with a view over the Sandnes/Stavanger area. The renowned [[Lysefjorden]] is also easily accessible by car or boat. The lake [[Frøylandsvatnet (Sandnes)|Frøylandsvatnet]], the river [[Figgjoelva]], and the mountain [[Hanafjellet]] are all located in Sandnes.
The Lysefjorden in the eastern part of the municipality is surrounded by very steep {{convert|1000|m|adj=on}} tall cliffs such as [[Kjerag]] and [[Preikestolen]], with the [[Lysefjord Bridge]] crossing the fjord near the western end. The famous [[Kjeragbolten]] boulder and [[Kjeragfossen]] waterfall are located along the inner part of the fjord. The village of [[Lysebotn]] lies at the eastern end of the fjord. The lake [[Nilsebuvatnet]] is located high up in the mountains, north of Lysebotn on the border of Strand and Forsand municipalities. It is regulated for hydroelectric power use at the [[Lysebotn Hydroelectric Power Station]].
{{wide image|Lysebotn_panorama.jpg|770px|Panoramic view over the village [[Lysebotn]] located innermost in the Lysefjord ([[:Image:Lysebotn panorama.jpg|full image]])|99%}}
===Climate===
Sandnes is in a common urban area with Stavanger and thus the weather station for the international airport of [[Stavanger Airport Sola|Stavanger Sola]] is the closest weather station to Sandnes proper.
Situated on the southwest coast of Norway, the local climate is greatly influenced by the temperate water in the North Sea, and Atlantic lows giving mild westerlies also in winter. This creates warmer temperatures throughout the year compared to other cities at similar latitudes, and also gives plentiful precipitation in the form of rain, especially in late autumn and winter. Sandnes is a little bit more inland than the airport so thus may have slightly warmer summer days and cooler winter nights as a result.
According to [[Köppen climate classification]], Sandnes experiences a temperate [[oceanic climate]] (''Cfb'') with five months with a mean temperature above {{cvt|10|C}}. Spring and early summer is the driest season. The all-time high {{cvt|33.5|C}} at the airport was recorded August 1975. The warmest high recorded in the Stavanger area is {{cvt|34.4|C}} at the weather station Stavanger-Våland (72 m) in July 2018. The warmest month on record at Stavanger Airport is August 2002 with mean {{cvt|19.3|°C}} and average daily high {{cvt|23.2|°C}}. The all-time low {{cvt|-19.8|C}} was recorded January 1987. The coldest month on record is February 1963 with mean {{cvt|-5|°C}} and average daily low {{cvt|-9.6|°C}}. The average date for the last overnight freeze (low below {{convert|0|°C|1|abbr=on}}) in spring is April 20<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2012 |title=Siste frostnatt om våren |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/siste-frostnatt-om-varen-1.8119060}}</ref> and average date for first freeze in autumn is October 31<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 September 2013 |title=Første frostnatt |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/forste-frostnatt-1.11261900}}</ref> giving a frost-free season of 193 days (Stavanger Airport Sola 1981-2010 average).
{{Weather box
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|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 12.4
|Feb record high C = 13.9
|Mar record high C = 17.7
|Apr record high C = 25.2
|May record high C = 29.4
|Jun record high C = 30.5
|Jul record high C = 32.5
|Aug record high C = 33.5
|Sep record high C = 26.7
|Oct record high C = 22.3
|Nov record high C = 16.2
|Dec record high C = 12
|Jan high C = 4.8
|Feb high C = 4.6
|Mar high C = 6.5
|Apr high C = 10.4
|May high C = 13.8
|Jun high C = 16.3
|Jul high C = 18.6
|Aug high C = 18.9
|Sep high C = 16.2
|Oct high C = 11.9
|Nov high C = 8
|Dec high C = 5.6
|year high C =
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|Apr mean C = 6.9
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|Jul mean C = 15.3
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|Sep mean C = 13.2
|Oct mean C = 9.2
|Nov mean C = 5.7
|Dec mean C = 3.4
|year mean C =
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|Feb low C = -0.4
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|May low C = 6.8
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|Aug low C = 12.7
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|Nov low C = 3
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|Jan record low C = -19.8
|Feb record low C = -19.2
|Mar record low C = -16.2
|Apr record low C = -7.9
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|Sep record low C = -2.5
|Oct record low C = -5.2
|Nov record low C = -16.1
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|Feb humidity = 81
|Mar humidity = 78
|Apr humidity = 77
|May humidity = 75
|Jun humidity = 78
|Jul humidity = 78
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|Sep humidity = 80
|Oct humidity = 81
|Nov humidity = 82
|Dec humidity = 82
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|Apr sun = 168
|May sun = 226
|Jun sun = 222
|Jul sun = 197
|Aug sun = 159
|Sep sun = 141
|Oct sun = 80
|Nov sun = 45
|Dec sun = 33
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| source 2 = Meteostat (avg highs/lows) <ref>{{Cite web |title=Meteostat |url=https://meteostat.net/en/station/01415/climate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205213813/https://meteostat.net/en/station/01415/climate |archive-date=5 February 2022 |access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref>
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{{Weather box
|location = [[Stavanger Airport]] (2002–2020 averages & extremes)
|collapsed = yes
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 11.2
|Feb record high C = 13.9
|Mar record high C = 17.7
|Apr record high C = 22.4
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|Jun record high C = 29.1
|Jul record high C = 32.5
|Aug record high C = 29.4
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|Jun avg record high C = 24.8
|Jul avg record high C = 26.7
|Aug avg record high C = 25.7
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|Dec avg record high C = 9.9
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|Feb high C = 4.8
|Mar high C = 6.8
|Apr high C = 10.9
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|Aug mean C = 16.1
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|Dec mean C = 3.6
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|Feb low C = -0.3
|Mar low C = 1.0
|Apr low C = 4.0
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|Aug low C = 12.9
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|Oct low C = 6.4
|Nov low C = 3.2
|Dec low C = 1.1
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|Mar avg record low C = -5.5
|Apr avg record low C = -1.4
|May avg record low C = 1.8
|Jun avg record low C = 6.0
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|Aug avg record low C = 8.1
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|Dec avg record low C = -6.8
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|Apr record low C = -5.2
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|Jul record low C = 6.6
|Aug record low C = 6.0
|Sep record low C = 1.8
|Oct record low C = -4.3
|Nov record low C = -11.7
|Dec record low C = -15.5
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|Mar precipitation mm = 72.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 60.7
|May precipitation mm = 69.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 66.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 104.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 131.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 146.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 142.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 141.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 134.6
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|source 1 = Norsk Klimaservicesenter<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norsk Klimaservicesenter - Observations |url=https://seklima.met.no/observations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613111152/https://seklima.met.no/observations/ |archive-date=13 June 2021 |access-date=4 February 2021 |website=[[Norwegian Meteorological Institute]] |language=no}}</ref>
|date=4 February 2021
}}
===Location===
Sandnes is located on the west coast of Norway. Here are some distances from the city of Sandnes to other major cities in Norway:
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
* [[Stavanger (city)|Stavanger]] {{convert|12|km|mi}}
* [[Vigrestad]] {{convert|40|km|mi}}
* [[Kristiansand (town)|Kristiansand]] {{convert|155|km|mi}}
* [[Bergen (city)|Bergen]] {{convert|170|km|mi}}
* [[Arendal (town)|Arendal]] {{convert|281|km|mi}}
* [[Oslo]] {{convert|305|km|mi}}
* [[Ålesund (town)|Ålesund]] {{convert|400|km|mi}}
* [[Trondheim]] {{convert|570|km|mi}}
* [[Tromsø (city)|Tromsø]] {{convert|1360|km|mi}}
}}
==Government==
Sandnes Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Sør-Rogaland District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].
===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Sandnes is made up of 49 representatives that are elected to four-year terms. Elections are always held two years from the parliamentary elections. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 2023
|end = 2027
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/rogaland/sandnes#seats |access-date=2024-01-27 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed =
|Total = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet = 12
|Grønne = 1
|Høyre = 13
|INP = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4
|Pensjonistpartiet = 1
|Rødt = 1
|Senterpartiet = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 2019
|end = 2023
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/rogaland/sandnes#seats |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet = 13
|FNB = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet = 9
|Grønne = 3
|Høyre = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4
|Rødt = 1
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 2015
|end = 2019
|reference = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet = 18
|Fremskrittspartiet = 12
|Høyre = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5
|Senterpartiet = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre = 2
|Grønne = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 2011
|end = 2015
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/rogaland/sandnes#seats |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet = 11
|Høyre = 15
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4
|Pensjonistpartiet = 1
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 2007
|end = 2011
|reference = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet = 11
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Senterpartiet = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6
|Venstre = 3
|Høyre = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet = 13
|Pensjonistpartiet = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 2003
|end = 2007
|reference = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet = 12
|Høyre = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|Venstre = 2
|Pensjonistpartiet = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 1999
|end = 2003
|reference = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 69
|Arbeiderpartiet = 14
|Fremskrittspartiet = 13
|Høyre = 19
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 11
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre = 3
|Pensjonistpartiet = 2
|Rød_Valgallianse = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 1995
|end = 1999
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 69
|Arbeiderpartiet = 16
|Fremskrittspartiet = 11
|Høyre = 17
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 9
|Senterpartiet = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre = 4
|Pensjonistpartiet = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 1991
|end = 1995
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 69
|Arbeiderpartiet = 16
|Fremskrittspartiet = 6
|Høyre = 16
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 9
|Pensjonistpartiet = 4
|Senterpartiet = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 6
|Venstre = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 1987
|end = 1991
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 69
|Arbeiderpartiet = 19
|Fremskrittspartiet = 11
|Høyre = 18
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 9
|Senterpartiet = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 1983
|end = 1987
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 69
|Arbeiderpartiet = 21
|Fremskrittspartiet = 7
|Høyre = 19
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 10
|Senterpartiet = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 1979
|end = 1983
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 69
|Arbeiderpartiet = 20
|DLF = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet = 2
|Høyre = 22
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 12
|Senterpartiet = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 1975
|end = 1979
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 69
|Arbeiderpartiet = 24
|DLF = 4
|Høyre = 15
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 15
|Senterpartiet = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 1971
|end = 1975
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 69
|Arbeiderpartiet = 26
|Høyre = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 12
|Senterpartiet = 8
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 3
|Venstre = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|start = 1967
|end = 1971
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 69
|Arbeiderpartiet = 28
|Høyre = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 9
|Senterpartiet = 7
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 3
|Venstre = 11
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|city = yes
|start = 1963
|end = 1967
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 13
|Høyre = 7
|Venstre = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|city = yes
|start = 1959
|end = 1963
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 13
|Høyre = 7
|Venstre = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|city = yes
|start = 1955
|end = 1959
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 14
|NKP = 1
|Høyre = 5
|Venstre = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|city = yes
|start = 1951
|end = 1955
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet = 14
|Høyre = 5
|Venstre = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|city = yes
|start = 1947
|end = 1951
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet = 12
|NKP = 2
|Høyre = 5
|Venstre = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|city = yes
|start = 1945
|end = 1947
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet = 14
|NKP = 2
|Høyre = 3
|Venstre = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|city = yes
|start = 1937
|end = 1941*
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Høyre = 3
|Venstre = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Sandnes
|city = yes
|start = 1934
|end = 1937
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1935 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1934 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_057.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 20
|Høyre = 3
|Venstre = 9
|Arbeiderpartiet = 8
|}}
{{end div col}}
===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Sandnes:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tidligere ordførere |url=https://www.sandnes.kommune.no/sti/politikk/tidligere-ordforere/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Sandnes kommune |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1861-1864: Jan Adolph Budde
*1864-1864: Anders Tvedt
*1864-1864: Gabriel Sandved
*1865-1866: Abraham Hobberstad
*1866-1867: Sven Njeldson Oftedahl
*1867-1868: Mauritz Kartevold
*1869-1870: Gabriel Sandved
*1871-1873: Mauritz Kartevold
*1873-1875: Jonas Eivindson Lura
*1875-1876: K.M. Sørensen
*1876-1877: Sven Njeldson Oftedahl
*1877-1877: Martin Nygaard
*1878-1878: Svend O. Mouland
*1878-1879: Sven Svendson Haaland
*1879-1880: K.M. Sørensen
*1880-1882: Sven Njeldson Oftedahl
*1882-1882: Svend O. Mouland
*1883-1884: Ole Svendsen
*1885-1885: Andreas O. Anfindsen
*1886-1888: Ole Svendsen
*1889-1890: Petter Simon Øgland
*1890-1891: Samuel Jonasson Sandved
*1891-1895: Petter Simon Øgland
*1895-1896: Lars Adamson Sporaland
*1896-1897: Olaf Anfindsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1898-1898: O.C. Østraadt ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1899-1901: Olaf Anfindsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1902-1902: O.C. Østraadt ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1903-1903: Olaf Anfindsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1904-1904: O.C. Østraadt ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1905-1905: Olaf Anfindsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1906-1907: O.C. Østraadt ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1908-1912: L.O. Nygaard ([[Temperance Party (Norway)|AvH]])
*1913-1913: Thorvald S. Øglænd ([[Temperance Party (Norway)|AvH]])
*1914-1915: L.O. Nygaard ([[Temperance Party (Norway)|AvH]])
*1916-1916: Thorvald S. Øglænd ([[Temperance Party (Norway)|AvH]])
*1917-1919: Enok Berge ([[Temperance Party (Norway)|AvH]])
*1920-1921: Thorvald S. Øglænd ([[Temperance Party (Norway)|AvH]])
*1922-1929: Lars Øglænd ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1929-1934: Johan Martinson Haga ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1935-1936: Monrad Øksnevad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1936-1938: Gunvald Rasmussen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1938-1941: Edvard Astad ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1941-1941: Monrad Øksnevad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1945-1945: Gunvald Rasmussen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1946-1947: Louis Torgersen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1947-1948: Tollef Fjermestad ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1948-1949: Andreas J. Båstøl ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1950-1950: Jakob Skretting ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1950-1951: Gunvald Rasmussen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1952-1953: Andreas J. Båstøl ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1953-1955: Louis Torgersen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1955-1956: Gunvald Rasmussen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1956-1957: Arthur O. Berge ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1958-1959: Kristian Rønneberg ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1960-1961: Audun Schance Olsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1962-1963: Torleiv Tengs-Pedersen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1964-1964: Audun Schance Olsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1965-1967: Lars Vatsendvik ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1968-1969: Lauritz B. Sirevåg ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1970-1971: Arne Tunheim ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1972-1973: [[Beint Bentsen]] ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1974-1977: [[Arne Sandnes (Rogaland)|Arne Sandnes]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1978-1979: Odd Arnøy ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1980-1981: [[Arne Sandnes (Rogaland)|Arne Sandnes]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1982-1985: Sigurd Aarsland ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1986-1990: [[Roald G. Bergsaker]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1991-1993: Geir Mykletun ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1994-2007: Jostein W. Rovik ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2007-2011: Norunn Østråt Koksvik ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2011-2023: Stanley Wirak ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2023-present: Kenny Rettore ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bogen |first=Simon Elias |date=2023-09-14 |title=Høyre kryper tilbake til Frp – får ordføreren i Sandnes |url=https://www.nrk.no/rogaland/dramatikk-i-sandnes_-uenighet-om-hvem-som-skal-bli-ordforer-1.16556683 |access-date=2024-01-27 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col end}}
==Media gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Sandnes City Map.png|Map of Sandnes city center
File:Sandnes 01.jpg|The bus station, known as ''Ruten'' (The Route)
File:Jaeren Tingrett.jpg|Jæren Tingrett (District Court)
File:Sandnes idrettspark fra luften.jpg|Sandnes sports park from the air
File:Sandnes om natta.jpg|Sandnes by night
File:Sandnesgauk.png|A Sandnesgauk. A clay toy originating in Sandnes.
</gallery>
==Economy==
{{Historical populations
|footnote = '''Source''': [https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=Folkemengd1951&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=folkendrhist&StatVariant=&checked=true Statistics Norway]
|shading = on
|1951|4178
|1961|3981
|1971|30705
|1981|36901
|1991|44967
|2001|53860
|2011|66245
|2016|74820
}}
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 city offers a variety of routes for everyday riders and tourists. Since 1996, a public bicycle rental program has been in operation in the city.
The city has a vibrant industrial base, mainly in the [[Ganddal]] area in the south and the Lura and [[Forus]] area in the north along the municipal boundary with Stavanger. There is significant activity related to oil exploration in the [[North Sea]] and also some IT-related companies. In this suburban region between Sandnes and Stavanger, malls and department stores have also been established. Among these malls is one of Norway's biggest malls, [[Kvadrat Storsenter|Kvadrat]], meaning 'square' (although it is not square shaped anymore as it has expanded several times since it opened in 1984).
Around 30% of the population is employed in Stavanger (Q4 2004).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fakta om næringslivet i Sandnes |url=http://www.sandnes.kommune.no/index.asp?topExpand=1000097&subExpand=1000096&menuid=1000586&strurl=1007368i&context=0 |publisher=Sandnes Kommune}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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 [[Vatneleiren]] military base is also located in Sandnes, just outside [[Vatne, Rogaland|Vatne]].
==Culture, sports, and education==
Since 2016, the primary football team, [[Sandnes Ulf]], has played in the second tier, [[Norwegian First Division|1. divisjon]], of Norwegian professional football.
Sandnes is also known for its Rugby League team, Sandnes Raiders which has supplied the Norwegian national team with players.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}
The major tourist attraction in Sandnes is the [[Science Factory (Vitenfabrikken)]]. It is a {{convert|4000|m2|adj=on}} science museum with science and art exhibitions, a planetarium, sun telescopes, and chemistry experiments.
Sandnes is the only city in Norway which is a member of the [[World Health Organization]]'s network of Healthy Cities. Sandnes and Stavanger were chosen along with [[Liverpool]], United Kingdom, to be a European Capital of Culture for 2008.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
Higher education facilities include [[Sandnes Upper Secondary School]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandnes videregående skole |url=https://www.sandnes.vgs.no/ |access-date=2021-01-30 |website=www.sandnes.vgs.no |language=nb}}</ref> [[Gand Upper Secondary School]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gand videregående skole |url=https://www.gand.vgs.no/ |access-date=2021-01-30 |website=www.gand.vgs.no |language=nb}}</ref> [[Akademiet Norge|Akademiet Upper Secondary School]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Akademiet vgs Sandnes {{!}} Videregående skole i Sandnes {{!}} Akademiet.no |url=https://www.akademiet.no/vgs/skolesteder/sandnes/ |access-date=2021-01-30 |website=Akademiet |language=nb-NO}}</ref> and [[Vågen Upper Secondary School]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vågen videregående skole {{!}} Videregående opplæring - vilbli.no |url=https://www.vilbli.no/nb/nb/rogaland/vagen-videregaende-skole/adr/279081 |access-date=2021-01-30 |website=vilbli.no - Videregående opplæring |language=nb}}</ref> In 2010 [[Forus Upper Secondary School]] and parts of [[Lundehaugen Upper Secondary School|Lundehaugen]] merged to become Vågen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Forus videregående skole |url=http://www.macbasics.no/forusarkiv/hovedside.html |access-date=2021-01-30 |website=www.macbasics.no |language=nb}}</ref> Lundehaugen still exists as a middle school.
The city is also home to the [[VID Specialized University]] Sandnes campus, a private Christian college.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandnes |url=https://www.vid.no/en/cities/sandnes/ |access-date=2021-01-30 |website=VID Specialized University |language=en}}</ref>
===Churches===
[[File:Sandnes Kirke(Jarvin).JPG|thumb|right|Sandnes Church]]
[[File:Hana kirke.jpg|thumb|right|Hana Church]]
The [[Church of Norway]] has nine parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Sandnes. It is part of the [[Sandnes prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Stavanger]]. The main church for the city is [[Sandnes Church (Rogaland)|Sandnes Church]], which is the seat of the deanery which covers the whole municipality.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Sandnes'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Bogafjell||[[Bogafjell Church]]||[[Bogafjell]]||2012
|-
|rowspan="2"|Forsand||[[Forsand Church]]||[[Forsand (village)|Forsand]]||1854
|-
|[[Lyse Chapel]]||[[Lysebotn]]||1961
|-
|rowspan="2"|Gand||[[Gand Church]]||[[Sandved, Norway|Sandved]]||1978
|-
|[[Julebygda Chapel]]||[[Malmheim og Soma]]||1957
|-
|rowspan="1"|Hana||[[Hana Church]]||[[Hana, Norway|Hana]]||1997
|-
|rowspan="1"|Høle||[[Høle Church]]||[[Høle]]||1860
|-
|rowspan="2"|Høyland||[[Høyland Church]]||[[Austrått, Rogaland|Austrått]]||1841
|-
|[[Sviland Chapel]]||[[Sviland]]||1913
|-
|rowspan="1"|Lura||[[Lura Church]]||[[Lura, Norway|Lura]]||1987
|-
|rowspan="2"|Riska||[[Riska Church]]||[[Hommersåk]]||1999
|-
|[[Old Riska Church]]||[[Hommersåk]]||1877
|-
|rowspan="1"|Sandnes||[[Sandnes Church (Rogaland)|Sandnes Church]]||[[Trones og Sentrum|Sandnes sentrum]]||1882
|}
==Notable people==
[[File:Julie Ege (cropped).jpg|140px|thumb|Julie Ege, On her Majesty's Secret Service, 1968]]
[[File:Ivar Braut (33259444622).jpg|140px|thumb|Ivar Braut, 2017]]
[[File:Bjarne Berntsen.jpg|140px|thumb|Bjarne Berntsen, 2007]]
[[File:Stine Borgli - 2018 UEC European Road Cycling Championships (Women's road race).jpg|140px|thumb|Stine Borgli, 2018]]
* [[Karen Grude Koht]] (1871 in Høyland – 1960) educationalist, essayist and feminist pioneer
* [[Theodor Thjøtta]] (1885 in Sandnes – 1955) physician, dealt with [[bacteriology]] and [[serology]]
* [[Elise Ottesen-Jensen]] (1886 in Hoyland − 1973) sex educator, journalist and anarchist
* [[Aaslaug Aasland]] (1890 in Sandnes – 1962) politician, [[Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion|Minister of Social Affairs]], 1948 to 1953
* [[Toralv Øksnevad]] (1891 in Høyland – 1975) politician, journalist, newspaper editor and radio personality - the ''"voice from London"'' during WWII
* [[Sigrid Stray]] (1893 in Sandnes – 1978) barrister and proponent of women's rights
* [[Soffi Schønning]] (1895–1994) operatic soprano, lived in Sandnes in later life
* [[Kasper Idland]] [[Military Medal|MM]], (1918 in Figgjo – 1968) [[Norwegian heavy water sabotage|Norwegian heavy water saboteur]] in 1943
* [[Kåre Berven Fjeldsaa]] (1918 in Sandnes – 1991) ceramic designer, early user of [[stoneware]]
* [[Tormod Førland]] (1920 in Høyland – 1995) chemist, worked on inorganic and [[physical chemistry]]
* [[Arne Sandnes (Rogaland)|Arne Sandnes]] (1925-2006) politician, mayor of Sandnes in the 1970s
* [[Roald G. Bergsaker]] (born 1942) sports official and politician, mayor of Sandnes, 1986 to 1990 and Rogaland county mayor, 1999 to 2007
* [[Julie Ege]] (1943 in Sandnes – 2008) actress and model <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0250774/ IMDb Database] retrieved 02 April 2021</ref>
* [[Ivar Braut]] (born 1956 in Sandnes) a theologian and priest, the [[Diocese of Stavanger|Bishop of Stavanger]], 2017-2019
* Roger Rasmussen (born ca.1965 in Sandnes) stage name ''[[Nattefrost]],'' vocalist and founder of [[Carpathian Forest]], a black metal band
* [[Mette Grøtteland]] (born 1969 in Sandnes) first female fighter pilot, [[Royal Norwegian Air Force]]
* [[Kjartan Salvesen]] (born 1976 in Sandnes) winner of Norwegian [[Idol (Norwegian TV series)|Idol TV series]] in 2004
* [[Thomas Dybdahl]] (born 1979 in Sandnes) singer-songwriter
* [[Anh Vu]] (born 1986 in Sandnes) singer and actress <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1632940/ IMDb Database] retrieved 02 April 2021</ref>
* [[Annette Obrestad]] (born 1988) professional poker player; won the [[2007 World Series of Poker Europe]] aged 18; lives in Sandnes
=== Sport ===
* [[Bjarne Berntsen]] (born 1956 in Sandnes) a former football player with 33 caps with [[Norway national football team|Norway]] and coach with [[Norway women's national football team|Norway women]] (2005–2009), [[Viking FK]], and [[Sandnes Ulf]]
* [[Anne Brit Skjæveland]] (born 1962) retired heptathlete, lives in Sandnes
* [[Linda Medalen]] (born 1965 in Sandnes) former footballer, 152 caps with [[Norway women's national football team|Norway women]]
* [[Gjert Ingebrigtsen]] (born 1966) sports coach, father and coach of sons [[Henrik Ingebrigtsen|Henrik]], [[Filip Ingebrigtsen|Filip]] and [[Jakob Ingebrigtsen|Jakob]]; lives in Sandnes
* [[Rolf Bae]] (1975 in Sandnes – 2008) Arctic adventurer and mountaineer
* [[Arild Haugen]] (born 1985) former strongman, currently a professional boxer; lives in Sandnes
* [[Stine Borgli]] (born 1990 in Sandnes) racing cyclist
* 1500-metre runner brothers:
**[[Henrik Ingebrigtsen]] (born 1991 in Sandnes), competed at the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] and [[2016 Summer Olympics]]
**[[Filip Ingebrigtsen]] (born 1993 in Sandnes), competed at the [[European Athletics Championships|European]] and [[World Athletics Championships]]
**[[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]] (born 2000 in Sandnes), two gold medals at the [[2018 European Athletics Championships]], Olympic champion over 1500 meters in Tokyo 2020.
{{clear}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
{{commons category|Sandnes}}
{{wiktionary|Sandnes}}
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Rogaland}}
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Sandnes}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/sandnes Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
* [http://www.sandnes.kommune.no/ Municipality website] {{in lang|no}}
* [https://www.regionstavanger-ryfylke.com/ Region Stavanger & Ryfylke tourist website]
* [http://www.sandnes.info Website about the city]
{{Rogaland}}
{{25 largest municipalities of Norway}}
{{authority control}}
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[[Category:Municipalities of Rogaland]]
[[Category:1861 establishments in Norway]]
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class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayor</th><td class="infobox-data">Kenny Rettore (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">H</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Municipality</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,040.56 km<sup>2</sup> (401.76 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">943.56 km<sup>2</sup> (364.31 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">109</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2023)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th 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<p><b>Sandnes</b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">pronounced</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="no-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Help:IPA/Norwegian" title="Help:IPA/Norwegian">[ˈsɑ̂nːeːs]</a></span> <span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/8\/88\/Sandnes.ogg\/Sandnes.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"Sandnes.ogg"},"classes":["ext-phonos-PhonosButton","noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="/enwiki//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/88/Sandnes.ogg/Sandnes.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Sandnes.ogg" title="File:Sandnes.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span>) is a city and municipality in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rogaland" title="Rogaland">Rogaland</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a>. It lies immediately south of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stavanger" title="Stavanger">Stavanger</a>, the 4th largest city in Norway, and together the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stavanger/Sandnes" title="Stavanger/Sandnes">Stavanger/Sandnes</a> 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.
</p><p>Sandnes is part of the traditional <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Districts_of_Norway" title="Districts of Norway">district</a> of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/J%C3%A6ren" title="Jæren">Jæren</a>. 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 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Trones_og_Sentrum" title="Trones og Sentrum">Trones og Sentrum</a>, a borough in the city. There are several villages in the rural parts of the municipality including <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hommers%C3%A5k" title="Hommersåk">Hommersåk</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/H%C3%B8le" title="Høle">Høle</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Foss-Eikeland" title="Foss-Eikeland">Foss-Eikeland</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stokka,_Sandnes" title="Stokka, Sandnes">Stokka</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Forsand_(village)" title="Forsand (village)">Forsand</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lysebotn" title="Lysebotn">Lysebotn</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vatne,_Rogaland" title="Vatne, Rogaland">Vatne</a>.
</p><p>The 1,041-square-kilometre (402 sq mi) municipality is the 109th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sandnes is the 7th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 83,382 in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-ssb_area_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ssb_area-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The municipality's population density is 84.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (218/sq mi) and its population has increased by 20.8% over the previous 10-year period.<sup id="cite_ref-ssb_pop_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ssb_pop-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<p>The small port village of Sandnes was granted <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_towns_and_cities_in_Norway" title="List of towns and cities in Norway">ladested</a></i> (small seaport city) status in 1860. On 6 April 1861, the small city was separated from the municipality of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/H%C3%B8yland" title="Høyland">Høyland</a> to form a separate self-governing municipality of its own. Initially, the municipality had 440 residents.
</p><p>On 1 July 1957, a small part of Høyland municipality (population: 18) was transferred to the city of Sandnes.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Schei_Committee" title="Schei Committee">Schei Committee</a>. On 1 January 1965, the city and municipality of Sandnes (population: 3,961) was merged with the municipality of Høyland (population: 20,353) and parts of the municipalities of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/H%C3%B8le_(municipality)" title="Høle (municipality)">Høle</a> (population: 926) and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hetland" title="Hetland">Hetland</a> (population: 2,077).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>In 2014, the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Storting" title="Storting">Storting</a> decided that the number of municipalities in Norway would be lowered. If the municipalities of Sandnes, Stavanger and Sola were to merge, a new municipality would be formed called Nord-Jæren, after the name of the geographical location the municipalities are located in. After the city council said no to the merge, proposals for <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Forsand" title="Forsand">Forsand</a> to merge with Sandnes were enacted instead.
</p><p>On 1 January 2017, a small 350-<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Decare" class="mw-redirect" title="Decare">decare</a> (86-<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Acre" title="Acre">acre</a>) area on the southwestern edge of the village of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Solakrossen" title="Solakrossen">Solakrossen</a> was transferred from Sandnes municipality to the neighboring municipality of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sola,_Norway" title="Sola, Norway">Sola</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>On 1 January 2020, most of the neighboring municipality of Forsand was merged with Sandnes to form one large municipality called Sandnes.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<p>The municipality (and city) is named after an old <span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">Sandnæs</i></span> farm, since the city was built on its grounds. The first element is <i lang="no"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sand#Norwegian" class="extiw" title="wikt:sand">sand</a></i> which means '<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sand" title="Sand">sand</a>' or 'sandy beach' and the last element is <i lang="no"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nes#Norwegian" class="extiw" title="wikt:nes">nes</a></i> which means '<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Headland" title="Headland">headland</a>'. The farm was located at the end of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gandsfjorden" class="mw-redirect" title="Gandsfjorden">Gandsfjorden</a> where the city centre is located today.<sup id="cite_ref-snl_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-snl-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<p>The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Coat_of_arms" title="Coat of arms">coat of arms</a>, granted on 21 April 1972, shows a white piece of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pottery" title="Pottery">pottery</a> against a green background. Pottery was chosen since it was one of the main industries in the late 18th century. The symbol is a <span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">leirgauk</i></span>, which in English would be a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ceramic" title="Ceramic">ceramic</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cuckoo" title="Cuckoo">cuckoo</a> bird (<span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">leir(e)</i></span>, '<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Clay" title="Clay">clay</a>, ceramic' and <span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">gauk/gjøk</i></span>, 'cuckoo bird'). The ceramic Sandnes cuckoo (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Norwegian_language" title="Norwegian language">Norwegian</a>: <i lang="no">sandnesgauk</i>) is an <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ocarina" title="Ocarina">ocarina</a> or simple flute which was made by the potteries in Sandnes and used to advertise their products. Later it also became a nickname for people from Sandnes.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<p>The municipality lies in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/J%C3%A6ren" title="Jæren">Jæren</a> region and stretches 90 kilometres (56 mi) nearly from the west coast of Norway to the rugged mountainous interior. The city of Sandnes is located at the base of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stavanger_Peninsula" title="Stavanger Peninsula">Stavanger Peninsula</a>, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the city of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stavanger_(city)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stavanger (city)">Stavanger</a>, and these two cities have expanded so as to form a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conurbation" title="Conurbation">conurbation</a>. The municipality of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sola,_Norway" title="Sola, Norway">Sola</a> is located to the west, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Klepp" title="Klepp">Klepp</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Time,_Norway" title="Time, Norway">Time</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gjesdal" title="Gjesdal">Gjesdal</a> to the south, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sirdal" title="Sirdal">Sirdal</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bykle" title="Bykle">Bykle</a> to the east, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Strand,_Norway" title="Strand, Norway">Strand</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hjelmeland" title="Hjelmeland">Hjelmeland</a> to the northeast, and Stavanger to the northwest. The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fjord" title="Fjord">fjord</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gandsfjorden" class="mw-redirect" title="Gandsfjorden">Gandsfjorden</a> is situated north–south at the west end of the municipality and the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/H%C3%B8gsfjorden" title="Høgsfjorden">Høgsfjorden</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lysefjorden" class="mw-redirect" title="Lysefjorden">Lysefjorden</a> dominate the eastern part of the municipality. The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stavanger_Airport,_Sola" class="mw-redirect" title="Stavanger Airport, Sola">international airport for Sandnes/Stavanger</a> is situated in Sola, just to the west of Sandnes.
</p><p>Prior to 2020 (when the municipality was enlarged), the city-municipality of Sandnes was divided into 13 boroughs: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Austr%C3%A5tt,_Rogaland" title="Austrått, Rogaland">Austrått</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Figgjo" title="Figgjo">Figgjo</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ganddal" title="Ganddal">Ganddal</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hana,_Norway" title="Hana, Norway">Hana</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/H%C3%B8le" title="Høle">Høle</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lura,_Norway" title="Lura, Norway">Lura</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Malmheim_og_Soma" title="Malmheim og Soma">Malmheim og Soma</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Riska" title="Riska">Riska</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sandved,_Norway" title="Sandved, Norway">Sandved</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stangeland" title="Stangeland">Stangeland</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sviland" title="Sviland">Sviland</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Trones_og_Sentrum" title="Trones og Sentrum">Trones og Sentrum</a>.
</p><p>The landscape of western Sandnes is quite 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 to 500 metres (1,300 to 1,600 ft) above sea level. From Stavanger and Sandnes it is approximately one hour by car to alpine and skiing resorts. In Sandnes there are some easily accessible small mountain peaks, such as Dalsnuten and Lifjell, with a view over the Sandnes/Stavanger area. The renowned <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lysefjorden" class="mw-redirect" title="Lysefjorden">Lysefjorden</a> is also easily accessible by car or boat. The lake <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fr%C3%B8ylandsvatnet_(Sandnes)" title="Frøylandsvatnet (Sandnes)">Frøylandsvatnet</a>, the river <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Figgjoelva" title="Figgjoelva">Figgjoelva</a>, and the mountain <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hanafjellet" title="Hanafjellet">Hanafjellet</a> are all located in Sandnes.
</p><p>The Lysefjorden in the eastern part of the municipality is surrounded by very steep 1,000-metre (3,300 ft) tall cliffs such as <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kjerag" title="Kjerag">Kjerag</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Preikestolen" title="Preikestolen">Preikestolen</a>, with the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lysefjord_Bridge" title="Lysefjord Bridge">Lysefjord Bridge</a> crossing the fjord near the western end. The famous <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kjeragbolten" title="Kjeragbolten">Kjeragbolten</a> boulder and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kjeragfossen" title="Kjeragfossen">Kjeragfossen</a> waterfall are located along the inner part of the fjord. The village of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lysebotn" title="Lysebotn">Lysebotn</a> lies at the eastern end of the fjord. The lake <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nilsebuvatnet" title="Nilsebuvatnet">Nilsebuvatnet</a> is located high up in the mountains, north of Lysebotn on the border of Strand and Forsand municipalities. It is regulated for hydroelectric power use at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lysebotn_Hydroelectric_Power_Station" title="Lysebotn Hydroelectric Power Station">Lysebotn Hydroelectric Power Station</a>.
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<p>Sandnes is in a common urban area with Stavanger and thus the weather station for the international airport of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stavanger_Airport_Sola" class="mw-redirect" title="Stavanger Airport Sola">Stavanger Sola</a> is the closest weather station to Sandnes proper.
</p><p>Situated on the southwest coast of Norway, the local climate is greatly influenced by the temperate water in the North Sea, and Atlantic lows giving mild westerlies also in winter. This creates warmer temperatures throughout the year compared to other cities at similar latitudes, and also gives plentiful precipitation in the form of rain, especially in late autumn and winter. Sandnes is a little bit more inland than the airport so thus may have slightly warmer summer days and cooler winter nights as a result.
</p><p>According to <a href="/enwiki/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen climate classification</a>, Sandnes experiences a temperate <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Oceanic_climate" title="Oceanic climate">oceanic climate</a> (<i>Cfb</i>) with five months with a mean temperature above 10 °C (50 °F). Spring and early summer is the driest season. The all-time high 33.5 °C (92.3 °F) at the airport was recorded August 1975. The warmest high recorded in the Stavanger area is 34.4 °C (93.9 °F) at the weather station Stavanger-Våland (72 m) in July 2018. The warmest month on record at Stavanger Airport is August 2002 with mean 19.3 °C (66.7 °F) and average daily high 23.2 °C (73.8 °F). The all-time low −19.8 °C (−3.6 °F) was recorded January 1987. The coldest month on record is February 1963 with mean −5 °C (23 °F) and average daily low −9.6 °C (14.7 °F). The average date for the last overnight freeze (low below 0 °C (32.0 °F)) in spring is April 20<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and average date for first freeze in autumn is October 31<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> giving a frost-free season of 193 days (Stavanger Airport Sola 1981-2010 average).
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<table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;">
<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="14">Climate data for Stavanger Airport Sola 1991-2020 (7 m, extremes: 1947–2020, sunhours 1961-1990)
</th></tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">Month
</th>
<th scope="col">Jan
</th>
<th scope="col">Feb
</th>
<th scope="col">Mar
</th>
<th scope="col">Apr
</th>
<th scope="col">May
</th>
<th scope="col">Jun
</th>
<th scope="col">Jul
</th>
<th scope="col">Aug
</th>
<th scope="col">Sep
</th>
<th scope="col">Oct
</th>
<th scope="col">Nov
</th>
<th scope="col">Dec
</th>
<th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year
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<tr style="text-align: center;">
<th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F)
</th>
<td style="background: #FFC892; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.4<br />(54.3)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFBE7D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.9<br />(57.0)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFA449; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.7<br />(63.9)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF7000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.2<br />(77.4)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF5300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.4<br />(84.9)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF4B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.5<br />(86.9)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF3E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.5<br />(90.5)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF3700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.5<br />(92.3)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF6600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.7<br />(80.1)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF8409; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.3<br />(72.1)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFAE5D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.2<br />(61.2)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFCB97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12<br />(54)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF3700; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">33.5<br />(92.3)
</td></tr>
<tr style="text-align: center;">
<th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
</th>
<td style="background: #FFFCFA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.8<br />(40.6)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFFEFD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.6<br />(40.3)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFF1E3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.5<br />(43.7)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFD6AD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.4<br />(50.7)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFBE7E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.8<br />(56.8)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFAD5C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.3<br />(61.3)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF9D3C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.6<br />(65.5)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF9B38; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.9<br />(66.0)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFAE5D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.2<br />(61.2)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFCC99; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.9<br />(53.4)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFE6CE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8<br />(46)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFF7EF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.6<br />(42.1)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFD0A1; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">11.3<br />(52.3)
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<th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F)
</th>
<td style="background: #F4F4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.6<br />(36.7)
</td>
<td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.1<br />(35.8)
</td>
<td style="background: #FAFAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.7<br />(38.7)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFEEDD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.9<br />(44.4)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFD7B0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.2<br />(50.4)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFC489; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13<br />(55)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFB46A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.3<br />(59.5)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFB164; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.7<br />(60.3)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFC387; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.2<br />(55.8)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFDEBE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.2<br />(48.6)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFF6EE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.7<br />(42.3)
</td>
<td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.4<br />(38.1)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFE4C9; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">8.4<br />(47.1)
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<tr style="text-align: center;">
<th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
</th>
<td style="background: #E3E3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−0.6<br />(30.9)
</td>
<td style="background: #E4E4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−0.4<br />(31.3)
</td>
<td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.9<br />(33.6)
</td>
<td style="background: #FAFAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.6<br />(38.5)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFEFDF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.8<br />(44.2)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFD9B3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10<br />(50)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFC892; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.4<br />(54.3)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFC68D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.7<br />(54.9)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFD7AF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.3<br />(50.5)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFF1E4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.4<br />(43.5)
</td>
<td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3<br />(37)
</td>
<td style="background: #E9E9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.6<br />(33.1)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFF8F1; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">5.5<br />(41.8)
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<tr style="text-align: center;">
<th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F)
</th>
<td style="background: #7B7BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−19.8<br />(−3.6)
</td>
<td style="background: #7F7FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−19.2<br />(−2.6)
</td>
<td style="background: #8F8FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−16.2<br />(2.8)
</td>
<td style="background: #BCBCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−7.9<br />(17.8)
</td>
<td style="background: #D9D9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2.5<br />(27.5)
</td>
<td style="background: #E9E9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.6<br />(33.1)
</td>
<td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.3<br />(39.7)
</td>
<td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.2<br />(34.2)
</td>
<td style="background: #D9D9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2.5<br />(27.5)
</td>
<td style="background: #CACAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−5.2<br />(22.6)
</td>
<td style="background: #8F8FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−16.1<br />(3.0)
</td>
<td style="background: #8F8FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−16.1<br />(3.0)
</td>
<td style="background: #7B7BFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−19.8<br />(−3.6)
</td></tr>
<tr style="text-align: center;">
<th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches)
</th>
<td style="background: #4EFF4E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">118.5<br />(4.67)
</td>
<td style="background: #5CFF5C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">99.6<br />(3.92)
</td>
<td style="background: #87FF87; color:#000000;" class="notheme">80.5<br />(3.17)
</td>
<td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62.5<br />(2.46)
</td>
<td style="background: #A2FFA2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62.1<br />(2.44)
</td>
<td style="background: #97FF97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.3<br />(2.65)
</td>
<td style="background: #77FF77; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91.2<br />(3.59)
</td>
<td style="background: #42FF42; color:#000000;" class="notheme">126.5<br />(4.98)
</td>
<td style="background: #33FF33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">132<br />(5.2)
</td>
<td style="background: #22FF22; color:#000000;" class="notheme">148.3<br />(5.84)
</td>
<td style="background: #2EFF2E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">135.2<br />(5.32)
</td>
<td style="background: #39FF39; color:#000000;" class="notheme">132.4<br />(5.21)
</td>
<td style="background: #60FF60; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,256.1<br />(49.45)
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<th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 1.0 mm)</span>
</th>
<td style="background: #5555FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13.7
</td>
<td style="background: #7272FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.4
</td>
<td style="background: #6C6CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.9
</td>
<td style="background: #8080FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.9
</td>
<td style="background: #7A7AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.7
</td>
<td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.6
</td>
<td style="background: #7979FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.8
</td>
<td style="background: #5252FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.0
</td>
<td style="background: #2727FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">16.9
</td>
<td style="background: #3030FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">16.7
</td>
<td style="background: #1D1DFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">17.7
</td>
<td style="background: #3E3EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">15.6
</td>
<td style="background: #5858FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">158.9
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<tr style="text-align: center;">
<th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%)
</th>
<td style="background: #0000C4; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">82
</td>
<td style="background: #0000C8; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">81
</td>
<td style="background: #0000D3; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">78
</td>
<td style="background: #0000D7; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">77
</td>
<td style="background: #0000DF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">75
</td>
<td style="background: #0000D3; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">78
</td>
<td style="background: #0000D3; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">78
</td>
<td style="background: #0000CB; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">80
</td>
<td style="background: #0000CB; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">80
</td>
<td style="background: #0000C8; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">81
</td>
<td style="background: #0000C4; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">82
</td>
<td style="background: #0000C4; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">82
</td>
<td style="background: #0000CB; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">80
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<tr style="text-align: center;">
<th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a>
</th>
<td style="background: #575757; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">48
</td>
<td style="background: #9E9E9E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBF29; color:#000000;" class="notheme">140
</td>
<td style="background: #CECE00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">168
</td>
<td style="background: #DDDD00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">226
</td>
<td style="background: #DEDE00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">222
</td>
<td style="background: #D7D700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">197
</td>
<td style="background: #C8C800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">159
</td>
<td style="background: #C2C219; color:#000000;" class="notheme">141
</td>
<td style="background: #929292; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">80
</td>
<td style="background: #555555; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">45
</td>
<td style="background: #3C3C3C; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">33
</td>
<td style="background: #BBBB43; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,538
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<td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 1: yr.no/met.no<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> NOAA (humidity only)<sup id="cite_ref-NOAA_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAA-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 2: Meteostat (avg highs/lows) <sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<th colspan="14">Climate data for <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stavanger_Airport" title="Stavanger Airport">Stavanger Airport</a> (2002–2020 averages & extremes)
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<th scope="row">Month
</th>
<th scope="col">Jan
</th>
<th scope="col">Feb
</th>
<th scope="col">Mar
</th>
<th scope="col">Apr
</th>
<th scope="col">May
</th>
<th scope="col">Jun
</th>
<th scope="col">Jul
</th>
<th scope="col">Aug
</th>
<th scope="col">Sep
</th>
<th scope="col">Oct
</th>
<th scope="col">Nov
</th>
<th scope="col">Dec
</th>
<th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year
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<th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F)
</th>
<td style="background: #FFD0A2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.2<br />(52.2)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFBE7D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.9<br />(57.0)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFA449; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.7<br />(63.9)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF8308; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.4<br />(72.3)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF5300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.4<br />(84.9)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF5500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.1<br />(84.4)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF3E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.5<br />(90.5)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF5300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.4<br />(84.9)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF6600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.7<br />(80.1)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF8409; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.3<br />(72.1)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFAE5D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.2<br />(61.2)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFCB97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.0<br />(53.6)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF3E00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">32.5<br />(90.5)
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<tr style="text-align: center;">
<th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean maximum °C (°F)
</th>
<td style="background: #FFDFC0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.0<br />(48.2)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFE0C2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.9<br />(48.0)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFCA96; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.1<br />(53.8)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFA64D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.4<br />(63.3)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF8001; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.9<br />(73.2)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF7300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.8<br />(76.6)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF6600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.7<br />(80.1)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF6C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.7<br />(78.3)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF8913; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.6<br />(70.9)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFA954; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.9<br />(62.4)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFC58C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.8<br />(55.0)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFD9B4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.9<br />(49.8)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF5B00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">28.2<br />(82.8)
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<tr style="text-align: center;">
<th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
</th>
<td style="background: #FFFDFC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.7<br />(40.5)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFFCFA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.8<br />(40.6)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFEFDF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.8<br />(44.2)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFD2A6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.9<br />(51.6)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFBE7D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.9<br />(57.0)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFAA55; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.8<br />(62.2)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.0<br />(66.2)
</td>
<td style="background: #FF9934; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.2<br />(66.6)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFAC5A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.4<br />(61.5)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFC994; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.2<br />(54.0)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFE4C9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.4<br />(47.1)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFF4EA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.0<br />(42.8)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFCE9D; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">11.6<br />(52.9)
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<tr style="text-align: center;">
<th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F)
</th>
<td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.3<br />(36.1)
</td>
<td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.3<br />(36.1)
</td>
<td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.9<br />(39.0)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFEAD5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.5<br />(45.5)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFD5AC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.5<br />(50.9)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFC081; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.6<br />(56.5)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFB061; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.9<br />(60.6)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFAF5F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.1<br />(61.0)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFC082; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.5<br />(56.3)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFDDBC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.3<br />(48.7)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFF6ED; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.8<br />(42.4)
</td>
<td style="background: #FAFAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.6<br />(38.5)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFE2C5; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">8.7<br />(47.6)
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<tr style="text-align: center;">
<th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
</th>
<td style="background: #E5E5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−0.2<br />(31.6)
</td>
<td style="background: #E5E5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−0.3<br />(31.5)
</td>
<td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.0<br />(33.8)
</td>
<td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.0<br />(39.2)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFEDDB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.1<br />(44.8)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFD7AF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.3<br />(50.5)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFC58C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.8<br />(55.0)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFC58B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.9<br />(55.2)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFD4AA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.6<br />(51.1)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFF1E4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.4<br />(43.5)
</td>
<td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.2<br />(37.8)
</td>
<td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.1<br />(34.0)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFF6EE; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">5.7<br />(42.3)
</td></tr>
<tr style="text-align: center;">
<th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean minimum °C (°F)
</th>
<td style="background: #B6B6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−8.9<br />(16.0)
</td>
<td style="background: #BEBEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−7.5<br />(18.5)
</td>
<td style="background: #C9C9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−5.5<br />(22.1)
</td>
<td style="background: #DFDFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1.4<br />(29.5)
</td>
<td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.8<br />(35.2)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFF4EA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.0<br />(42.8)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFE1C3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.8<br />(47.8)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFE6CD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.1<br />(46.6)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFFAF5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.2<br />(41.4)
</td>
<td style="background: #E3E3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−0.6<br />(30.9)
</td>
<td style="background: #CCCCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4.9<br />(23.2)
</td>
<td style="background: #C2C2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−6.8<br />(19.8)
</td>
<td style="background: #ABABFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−10.9<br />(12.4)
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<tr style="text-align: center;">
<th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F)
</th>
<td style="background: #7F7FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−19.1<br />(−2.4)
</td>
<td style="background: #A1A1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−12.8<br />(9.0)
</td>
<td style="background: #9E9EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−13.3<br />(8.1)
</td>
<td style="background: #CACAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−5.2<br />(22.6)
</td>
<td style="background: #DEDEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1.5<br />(29.3)
</td>
<td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.9<br />(39.0)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFF0E2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.6<br />(43.9)
</td>
<td style="background: #FFF4EA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.0<br />(42.8)
</td>
<td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.8<br />(35.2)
</td>
<td style="background: #CFCFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4.3<br />(24.3)
</td>
<td style="background: #A7A7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−11.7<br />(10.9)
</td>
<td style="background: #9393FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−15.5<br />(4.1)
</td>
<td style="background: #7F7FFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−19.1<br />(−2.4)
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<th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches)
</th>
<td style="background: #48FF48; color:#000000;" class="notheme">122.5<br />(4.82)
</td>
<td style="background: #6CFF6C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">89.6<br />(3.53)
</td>
<td style="background: #92FF92; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72.9<br />(2.87)
</td>
<td style="background: #A1FFA1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60.7<br />(2.39)
</td>
<td style="background: #98FF98; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.0<br />(2.72)
</td>
<td style="background: #97FF97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.9<br />(2.63)
</td>
<td style="background: #64FF64; color:#000000;" class="notheme">104.0<br />(4.09)
</td>
<td style="background: #3BFF3B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">131.3<br />(5.17)
</td>
<td style="background: #1EFF1E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">146.0<br />(5.75)
</td>
<td style="background: #2AFF2A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">142.5<br />(5.61)
</td>
<td style="background: #24FF24; color:#000000;" class="notheme">141.6<br />(5.57)
</td>
<td style="background: #36FF36; color:#000000;" class="notheme">134.6<br />(5.30)
</td>
<td style="background: #5CFF5C; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,281.6<br />(50.45)
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<td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: Norsk Klimaservicesenter<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<p>Sandnes is located on the west coast of Norway. Here are some distances from the city of Sandnes to other major cities in Norway:
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stavanger_(city)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stavanger (city)">Stavanger</a> 12 kilometres (7.5 mi)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vigrestad" title="Vigrestad">Vigrestad</a> 40 kilometres (25 mi)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kristiansand_(town)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kristiansand (town)">Kristiansand</a> 155 kilometres (96 mi)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bergen_(city)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bergen (city)">Bergen</a> 170 kilometres (110 mi)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arendal_(town)" title="Arendal (town)">Arendal</a> 281 kilometres (175 mi)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Oslo" title="Oslo">Oslo</a> 305 kilometres (190 mi)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/%C3%85lesund_(town)" title="Ålesund (town)">Ålesund</a> 400 kilometres (250 mi)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Trondheim" title="Trondheim">Trondheim</a> 570 kilometres (350 mi)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Troms%C3%B8_(city)" title="Tromsø (city)">Tromsø</a> 1,360 kilometres (850 mi)</li></ul></div>
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<p>Sandnes Municipality is responsible for <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Primary_education" title="Primary education">primary education</a> (through 10th grade), outpatient <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Health_care" title="Health care">health services</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Old_age" title="Old age">senior citizen</a> services, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Welfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Welfare">welfare</a> and other <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Social_work" title="Social work">social services</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zoning" title="Zoning">zoning</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Economic_development" title="Economic development">economic development</a>, and municipal <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Road" title="Road">roads</a> and utilities. The municipality is governed by a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Municipal_council_(Norway)" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipal council (Norway)">municipal council</a> of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Direct_election" title="Direct election">directly elected</a> representatives. The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">mayor</a> is <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Indirect_election" title="Indirect election">indirectly elected</a> by a vote of the municipal council.<sup id="cite_ref-ks_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ks-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/S%C3%B8r-Rogaland_District_Court" title="Sør-Rogaland District Court">Sør-Rogaland District Court</a> and the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gulating_Court_of_Appeal" title="Gulating Court of Appeal">Gulating Court of Appeal</a>.
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<p>The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Municipal_council_(Norway)" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipal council (Norway)">municipal council</a> (<span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">Kommunestyre</i></span>) of Sandnes is made up of 49 representatives that are elected to four-year terms. Elections are always held two years from the parliamentary elections. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Political_party" title="Political party">party</a>.
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<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: medium;">Sandnes kommunestyre 2023–2027 <small><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
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<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>8</td></tr><tr>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Progress_Party_(Norway)" title="Progress Party (Norway)">Progress Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Fremskrittspartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>12</td></tr><tr>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Green_Party_(Norway)" title="Green Party (Norway)">Green Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Miljøpartiet De Grønne)</i></span></small></td>
<td>1</td></tr><tr>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>13</td></tr><tr>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Industry_and_Business_Party" title="Industry and Business Party">Industry and Business Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Industri‑ og Næringspartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>2</td></tr><tr>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Norway)">Christian Democratic Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Kristelig Folkeparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>4</td></tr><tr>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pensioners%27_Party_(Norway)" title="Pensioners' Party (Norway)">Pensioners' Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Pensjonistpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>1</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #EA0000; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Red_(Norway)" class="mw-redirect" title="Red (Norway)">Red Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Rødt)</i></span></small></td>
<td>1</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #00843D; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Centre_Party_(Norway)" title="Centre Party (Norway)">Centre Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Senterpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>2</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #B5317C; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Socialist_Left_Party_(Norway)" title="Socialist Left Party (Norway)">Socialist Left Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Sosialistisk Venstreparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>3</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>2</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>49</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes kommunestyre 2019–2023 <small><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>13</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #0D98BA; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/People%27s_Action_No_to_More_Road_Tolls" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Action No to More Road Tolls">People's Action No to More Road Tolls</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Folkeaksjonen nei til mer bompenger)</i></span></small></td>
<td>5</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #004F80; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Progress_Party_(Norway)" title="Progress Party (Norway)">Progress Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Fremskrittspartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>9</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #6A9325; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Green_Party_(Norway)" title="Green Party (Norway)">Green Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Miljøpartiet De Grønne)</i></span></small></td>
<td>3</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>8</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #ffd959; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Norway)">Christian Democratic Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Kristelig Folkeparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>4</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #EA0000; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Red_(Norway)" class="mw-redirect" title="Red (Norway)">Red Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Rødt)</i></span></small></td>
<td>1</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #00843D; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Centre_Party_(Norway)" title="Centre Party (Norway)">Centre Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Senterpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>3</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #B5317C; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Socialist_Left_Party_(Norway)" title="Socialist Left Party (Norway)">Socialist Left Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Sosialistisk Venstreparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>2</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>1</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>49</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; margin: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; max-width: 625px; width: 100%;}">
<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes kommunestyre 2015–2019 <small><sup id="cite_ref-ssb_valg_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ssb_valg-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>18</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #004F80; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Progress_Party_(Norway)" title="Progress Party (Norway)">Progress Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Fremskrittspartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>12</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #6A9325; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Green_Party_(Norway)" title="Green Party (Norway)">Green Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Miljøpartiet De Grønne)</i></span></small></td>
<td>1</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>8</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #ffd959; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Norway)">Christian Democratic Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Kristelig Folkeparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>5</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #00843D; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Centre_Party_(Norway)" title="Centre Party (Norway)">Centre Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Senterpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>2</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #B5317C; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Socialist_Left_Party_(Norway)" title="Socialist Left Party (Norway)">Socialist Left Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Sosialistisk Venstreparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>1</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>2</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>49</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; margin: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; max-width: 625px; width: 100%;}">
<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes kommunestyre 2011–2015 <small><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>11</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #004F80; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Progress_Party_(Norway)" title="Progress Party (Norway)">Progress Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Fremskrittspartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>11</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>15</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #ffd959; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Norway)">Christian Democratic Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Kristelig Folkeparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>4</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #8098CE; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pensioners%27_Party_(Norway)" title="Pensioners' Party (Norway)">Pensioners' Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Pensjonistpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>1</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #00843D; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Centre_Party_(Norway)" title="Centre Party (Norway)">Centre Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Senterpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>3</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #B5317C; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Socialist_Left_Party_(Norway)" title="Socialist Left Party (Norway)">Socialist Left Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Sosialistisk Venstreparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>2</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>2</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>49</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; margin: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; max-width: 625px; width: 100%;}">
<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes kommunestyre 2007–2011 <small><sup id="cite_ref-ssb_valg_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ssb_valg-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>11</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #004F80; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Progress_Party_(Norway)" title="Progress Party (Norway)">Progress Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Fremskrittspartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>13</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>11</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #ffd959; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Norway)">Christian Democratic Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Kristelig Folkeparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>6</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #8098CE; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pensioners%27_Party_(Norway)" title="Pensioners' Party (Norway)">Pensioners' Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Pensjonistpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>1</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #00843D; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Centre_Party_(Norway)" title="Centre Party (Norway)">Centre Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Senterpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>2</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #B5317C; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Socialist_Left_Party_(Norway)" title="Socialist Left Party (Norway)">Socialist Left Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Sosialistisk Venstreparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>2</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>3</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>49</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; margin: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; max-width: 625px; width: 100%;}">
<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes kommunestyre 2003–2007 <small><sup id="cite_ref-ssb_valg_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ssb_valg-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>8</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #004F80; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Progress_Party_(Norway)" title="Progress Party (Norway)">Progress Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Fremskrittspartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>12</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>11</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #ffd959; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Norway)">Christian Democratic Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Kristelig Folkeparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>6</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #8098CE; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pensioners%27_Party_(Norway)" title="Pensioners' Party (Norway)">Pensioners' Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Pensjonistpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>2</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #00843D; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Centre_Party_(Norway)" title="Centre Party (Norway)">Centre Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Senterpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>3</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #B5317C; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Socialist_Left_Party_(Norway)" title="Socialist Left Party (Norway)">Socialist Left Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Sosialistisk Venstreparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>5</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>2</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>49</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; margin: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; max-width: 625px; width: 100%;}">
<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes kommunestyre 1999–2003 <small><sup id="cite_ref-ssb_valg_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ssb_valg-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>14</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #004F80; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Progress_Party_(Norway)" title="Progress Party (Norway)">Progress Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Fremskrittspartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>13</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>19</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #ffd959; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Norway)">Christian Democratic Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Kristelig Folkeparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>11</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #8098CE; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pensioners%27_Party_(Norway)" title="Pensioners' Party (Norway)">Pensioners' Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Pensjonistpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>2</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #d4001a; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Red_Electoral_Alliance" title="Red Electoral Alliance">Red Electoral Alliance</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Rød Valgallianse)</i></span></small></td>
<td>1</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #00843D; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Centre_Party_(Norway)" title="Centre Party (Norway)">Centre Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Senterpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>3</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #B5317C; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Socialist_Left_Party_(Norway)" title="Socialist Left Party (Norway)">Socialist Left Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Sosialistisk Venstreparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>3</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>3</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>69</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; margin: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; max-width: 625px; width: 100%;}">
<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes kommunestyre 1995–1999 <small><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>16</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #004F80; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Progress_Party_(Norway)" title="Progress Party (Norway)">Progress Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Fremskrittspartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>11</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>17</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #ffd959; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Norway)">Christian Democratic Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Kristelig Folkeparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>9</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #8098CE; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pensioners%27_Party_(Norway)" title="Pensioners' Party (Norway)">Pensioners' Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Pensjonistpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>3</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #00843D; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Centre_Party_(Norway)" title="Centre Party (Norway)">Centre Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Senterpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>6</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #B5317C; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Socialist_Left_Party_(Norway)" title="Socialist Left Party (Norway)">Socialist Left Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Sosialistisk Venstreparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>3</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>4</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>69</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes kommunestyre 1991–1995 <small><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>16</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #004F80; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Progress_Party_(Norway)" title="Progress Party (Norway)">Progress Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Fremskrittspartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>6</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>16</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #ffd959; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Norway)">Christian Democratic Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Kristelig Folkeparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>9</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #8098CE; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pensioners%27_Party_(Norway)" title="Pensioners' Party (Norway)">Pensioners' Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Pensjonistpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>4</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #00843D; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Centre_Party_(Norway)" title="Centre Party (Norway)">Centre Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Senterpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>8</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #B5317C; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Socialist_Left_Party_(Norway)" title="Socialist Left Party (Norway)">Socialist Left Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Sosialistisk Venstreparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>6</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>4</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>69</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; margin: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; max-width: 625px; width: 100%;}">
<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes kommunestyre 1987–1991 <small><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>19</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #004F80; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Progress_Party_(Norway)" title="Progress Party (Norway)">Progress Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Fremskrittspartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>11</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>18</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #ffd959; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Norway)">Christian Democratic Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Kristelig Folkeparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>9</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #00843D; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Centre_Party_(Norway)" title="Centre Party (Norway)">Centre Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Senterpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>4</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #B5317C; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Socialist_Left_Party_(Norway)" title="Socialist Left Party (Norway)">Socialist Left Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Sosialistisk Venstreparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>3</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>5</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>69</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; margin: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; max-width: 625px; width: 100%;}">
<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes kommunestyre 1983–1987 <small><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>21</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #004F80; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Progress_Party_(Norway)" title="Progress Party (Norway)">Progress Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Fremskrittspartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>7</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>19</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #ffd959; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Norway)">Christian Democratic Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Kristelig Folkeparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>10</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #00843D; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Centre_Party_(Norway)" title="Centre Party (Norway)">Centre Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Senterpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>4</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #B5317C; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Socialist_Left_Party_(Norway)" title="Socialist Left Party (Norway)">Socialist Left Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Sosialistisk Venstreparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>3</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>5</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>69</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; margin: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; max-width: 625px; width: 100%;}">
<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes kommunestyre 1979–1983 <small><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>20</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #004F80; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Progress_Party_(Norway)" title="Progress Party (Norway)">Progress Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Fremskrittspartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>2</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>22</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #ffd959; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Norway)">Christian Democratic Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Kristelig Folkeparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>12</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: purple; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_People%27s_Party_(Norway,_1972)" title="Liberal People's Party (Norway, 1972)">New People's Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Nye Folkepartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>2</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #00843D; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Centre_Party_(Norway)" title="Centre Party (Norway)">Centre Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Senterpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>4</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #B5317C; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Socialist_Left_Party_(Norway)" title="Socialist Left Party (Norway)">Socialist Left Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Sosialistisk Venstreparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>2</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>5</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>69</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; margin: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; max-width: 625px; width: 100%;}">
<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes kommunestyre 1975–1979 <small><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>24</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>15</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #ffd959; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Norway)">Christian Democratic Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Kristelig Folkeparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>15</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: purple; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_People%27s_Party_(Norway,_1972)" title="Liberal People's Party (Norway, 1972)">New People's Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Nye Folkepartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>4</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #00843D; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Centre_Party_(Norway)" title="Centre Party (Norway)">Centre Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Senterpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>7</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #B5317C; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Socialist_Left_Party_(Norway)" title="Socialist Left Party (Norway)">Socialist Left Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Sosialistisk Venstreparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>2</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>2</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>69</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; margin: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; max-width: 625px; width: 100%;}">
<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes kommunestyre 1971–1975 <small><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>26</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>11</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #ffd959; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Norway)">Christian Democratic Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Kristelig Folkeparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>12</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #00843D; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Centre_Party_(Norway)" title="Centre Party (Norway)">Centre Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Senterpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>8</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #dc0028; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Socialist_People%27s_Party_(Norway)" title="Socialist People's Party (Norway)">Socialist People's Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Sosialistisk Folkeparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>3</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>9</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>69</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; margin: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; max-width: 625px; width: 100%;}">
<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes kommunestyre 1967–1971 <small><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>28</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>11</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #ffd959; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Norway)">Christian Democratic Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Kristelig Folkeparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>9</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #00843D; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Centre_Party_(Norway)" title="Centre Party (Norway)">Centre Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Senterpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>7</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #dc0028; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Socialist_People%27s_Party_(Norway)" title="Socialist People's Party (Norway)">Socialist People's Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Sosialistisk Folkeparti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>3</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>11</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>69</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; margin: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; max-width: 625px; width: 100%;}">
<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes bystyre 1963–1967 <small><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>13</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>7</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>9</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>29</i></td></tr>
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<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes bystyre 1959–1963 <small><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
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<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>13</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>7</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>9</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>29</i></td></tr>
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<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes bystyre 1955–1959 <small><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
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<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>14</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>5</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #990000; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Norway" title="Communist Party of Norway">Communist Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Kommunistiske Parti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>1</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>9</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>29</i></td></tr>
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<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes bystyre 1951–1955 <small><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
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<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>14</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>5</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>9</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>28</i></td></tr>
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<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes bystyre 1947–1951 <small><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
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<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>12</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>5</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #990000; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Norway" title="Communist Party of Norway">Communist Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Kommunistiske Parti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>2</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>9</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>28</i></td></tr>
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<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes bystyre 1945–1947 <small><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
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<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>14</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>3</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #990000; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Norway" title="Communist Party of Norway">Communist Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Kommunistiske Parti)</i></span></small></td>
<td>2</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>9</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>28</i></td></tr>
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<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes bystyre 1937–1941* <small><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>13</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>3</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>12</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>28</i></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px;"><td colspan="3" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;"><small><i><b>Note:</b> Due to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/German_occupation_of_Norway" title="German occupation of Norway">German occupation of Norway</a> during <a href="/enwiki/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.</i></small></td></tr>
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<caption class="nowrap" style="font-size: small;">Sandnes bystyre 1934–1937 <small><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>  
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Party name <small><i>(in Norwegian)</i></small></th>
<th>Number of<br />representatives
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #D70926; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Labour Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Arbeiderpartiet)</i></span></small></td>
<td>8</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #87add7; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> <small><span title="Bokmål-language text"><i lang="nb">(Høyre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>3</td></tr><tr>
<td style="background-color: #006666; width: 3px;"> </td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">Liberal Party</a> <small><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">(Venstre)</i></span></small></td>
<td>9</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="height:20px; font-weight: bold">
<td colspan="2"><i>Total number of members:</i></td><td><i>20</i></td></tr>
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<p>The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mayor#Scandinavia" title="Mayor">mayors</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Norwegian_language" title="Norwegian language">Norwegian</a>: <i lang="no">ordfører</i>) of Sandnes:<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<ul><li>1861-1864: Jan Adolph Budde</li>
<li>1864-1864: Anders Tvedt</li>
<li>1864-1864: Gabriel Sandved</li>
<li>1865-1866: Abraham Hobberstad</li>
<li>1866-1867: Sven Njeldson Oftedahl</li>
<li>1867-1868: Mauritz Kartevold</li>
<li>1869-1870: Gabriel Sandved</li>
<li>1871-1873: Mauritz Kartevold</li>
<li>1873-1875: Jonas Eivindson Lura</li>
<li>1875-1876: K.M. Sørensen</li>
<li>1876-1877: Sven Njeldson Oftedahl</li>
<li>1877-1877: Martin Nygaard</li>
<li>1878-1878: Svend O. Mouland</li>
<li>1878-1879: Sven Svendson Haaland</li>
<li>1879-1880: K.M. Sørensen</li>
<li>1880-1882: Sven Njeldson Oftedahl</li>
<li>1882-1882: Svend O. Mouland</li>
<li>1883-1884: Ole Svendsen</li>
<li>1885-1885: Andreas O. Anfindsen</li>
<li>1886-1888: Ole Svendsen</li>
<li>1889-1890: Petter Simon Øgland</li>
<li>1890-1891: Samuel Jonasson Sandved</li>
<li>1891-1895: Petter Simon Øgland</li>
<li>1895-1896: Lars Adamson Sporaland</li>
<li>1896-1897: Olaf Anfindsen (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">V</a>)</li>
<li>1898-1898: O.C. Østraadt (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">H</a>)</li>
<li>1899-1901: Olaf Anfindsen (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">V</a>)</li>
<li>1902-1902: O.C. Østraadt (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">H</a>)</li>
<li>1903-1903: Olaf Anfindsen (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">V</a>)</li>
<li>1904-1904: O.C. Østraadt (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">H</a>)</li>
<li>1905-1905: Olaf Anfindsen (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">V</a>)</li>
<li>1906-1907: O.C. Østraadt (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">H</a>)</li>
<li>1908-1912: L.O. Nygaard (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Temperance_Party_(Norway)" title="Temperance Party (Norway)">AvH</a>)</li>
<li>1913-1913: Thorvald S. Øglænd (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Temperance_Party_(Norway)" title="Temperance Party (Norway)">AvH</a>)</li>
<li>1914-1915: L.O. Nygaard (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Temperance_Party_(Norway)" title="Temperance Party (Norway)">AvH</a>)</li>
<li>1916-1916: Thorvald S. Øglænd (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Temperance_Party_(Norway)" title="Temperance Party (Norway)">AvH</a>)</li>
<li>1917-1919: Enok Berge (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Temperance_Party_(Norway)" title="Temperance Party (Norway)">AvH</a>)</li>
<li>1920-1921: Thorvald S. Øglænd (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Temperance_Party_(Norway)" title="Temperance Party (Norway)">AvH</a>)</li>
<li>1922-1929: Lars Øglænd (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">V</a>)</li>
<li>1929-1934: Johan Martinson Haga (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Centre_Party_(Norway)" title="Centre Party (Norway)">Bp</a>)</li>
<li>1935-1936: Monrad Øksnevad (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Centre_Party_(Norway)" title="Centre Party (Norway)">Bp</a>)</li>
<li>1936-1938: Gunvald Rasmussen (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">V</a>)</li>
<li>1938-1941: Edvard Astad (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Ap</a>)</li>
<li>1941-1941: Monrad Øksnevad (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Centre_Party_(Norway)" title="Centre Party (Norway)">Bp</a>)</li>
<li>1945-1945: Gunvald Rasmussen (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">V</a>)</li>
<li>1946-1947: Louis Torgersen (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Ap</a>)</li>
<li>1947-1948: Tollef Fjermestad (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Ap</a>)</li>
<li>1948-1949: Andreas J. Båstøl (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Ap</a>)</li>
<li>1950-1950: Jakob Skretting (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Ap</a>)</li>
<li>1950-1951: Gunvald Rasmussen (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">V</a>)</li>
<li>1952-1953: Andreas J. Båstøl (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Ap</a>)</li>
<li>1953-1955: Louis Torgersen (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Ap</a>)</li>
<li>1955-1956: Gunvald Rasmussen (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">V</a>)</li>
<li>1956-1957: Arthur O. Berge (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Norway)">KrF</a>)</li>
<li>1958-1959: Kristian Rønneberg (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Centre_Party_(Norway)" title="Centre Party (Norway)">Sp</a>)</li>
<li>1960-1961: Audun Schance Olsen (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">V</a>)</li>
<li>1962-1963: Torleiv Tengs-Pedersen (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">H</a>)</li>
<li>1964-1964: Audun Schance Olsen (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">V</a>)</li>
<li>1965-1967: Lars Vatsendvik (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">V</a>)</li>
<li>1968-1969: Lauritz B. Sirevåg (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">H</a>)</li>
<li>1970-1971: Arne Tunheim (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Norway)" title="Liberal Party (Norway)">V</a>)</li>
<li>1972-1973: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Beint_Bentsen" title="Beint Bentsen">Beint Bentsen</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Norway)">KrF</a>)</li>
<li>1974-1977: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arne_Sandnes_(Rogaland)" title="Arne Sandnes (Rogaland)">Arne Sandnes</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">H</a>)</li>
<li>1978-1979: Odd Arnøy (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Norway)">KrF</a>)</li>
<li>1980-1981: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arne_Sandnes_(Rogaland)" title="Arne Sandnes (Rogaland)">Arne Sandnes</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">H</a>)</li>
<li>1982-1985: Sigurd Aarsland (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Norway)">KrF</a>)</li>
<li>1986-1990: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Roald_G._Bergsaker" title="Roald G. Bergsaker">Roald G. Bergsaker</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">H</a>)</li>
<li>1991-1993: Geir Mykletun (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Norway)">KrF</a>)</li>
<li>1994-2007: Jostein W. Rovik (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">H</a>)</li>
<li>2007-2011: Norunn Østråt Koksvik (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">H</a>)</li>
<li>2011-2023: Stanley Wirak (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(Norway)" title="Labour Party (Norway)">Ap</a>)</li>
<li>2023-present: Kenny Rettore (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">H</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul>
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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 0.5em;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1951</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">4,178</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1961</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">3,981</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−4.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1971</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">30,705</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+671.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1981</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">36,901</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+20.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1991</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">44,967</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+21.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2001</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">53,860</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+19.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2011</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">66,245</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+23.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2016</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">74,820</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+12.9%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left"><b>Source</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=Folkemengd1951&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=folkendrhist&StatVariant=&checked=true">Statistics Norway</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>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 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/%C3%98gl%C3%A6nd_DBS" class="mw-redirect" title="Øglænd DBS">Øglænd DBS</a> was situated here for decades. The city offers a variety of routes for everyday riders and tourists. Since 1996, a public bicycle rental program has been in operation in the city.
</p><p>The city has a vibrant industrial base, mainly in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ganddal" title="Ganddal">Ganddal</a> area in the south and the Lura and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Forus" title="Forus">Forus</a> area in the north along the municipal boundary with Stavanger. There is significant activity related to oil exploration in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> and also some IT-related companies. In this suburban region between Sandnes and Stavanger, malls and department stores have also been established. Among these malls is one of Norway's biggest malls, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kvadrat_Storsenter" class="mw-redirect" title="Kvadrat Storsenter">Kvadrat</a>, meaning 'square' (although it is not square shaped anymore as it has expanded several times since it opened in 1984).
</p><p>Around 30% of the population is employed in Stavanger (Q4 2004).<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sandnes was formerly known as the <i>pottery town</i> of Norway – due to the important ceramics industry based on the extensive occurrence of clay in the surroundings. The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vatneleiren" title="Vatneleiren">Vatneleiren</a> military base is also located in Sandnes, just outside <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vatne,_Rogaland" title="Vatne, Rogaland">Vatne</a>.
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<p>Since 2016, the primary football team, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sandnes_Ulf" title="Sandnes Ulf">Sandnes Ulf</a>, has played in the second tier, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Norwegian_First_Division" title="Norwegian First Division">1. divisjon</a>, of Norwegian professional football.
</p><p>Sandnes is also known for its Rugby League team, Sandnes Raiders which has supplied the Norwegian national team with players.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>
</p><p>The major tourist attraction in Sandnes is the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Science_Factory_(Vitenfabrikken)" class="mw-redirect" title="Science Factory (Vitenfabrikken)">Science Factory (Vitenfabrikken)</a>. It is a 4,000-square-metre (43,000 sq ft) science museum with science and art exhibitions, a planetarium, sun telescopes, and chemistry experiments.
</p><p>Sandnes is the only city in Norway which is a member of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organization</a>'s network of Healthy Cities. Sandnes and Stavanger were chosen along with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a>, United Kingdom, to be a European Capital of Culture for 2008.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>
</p><p>Higher education facilities include <a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Sandnes_Upper_Secondary_School&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sandnes Upper Secondary School (page does not exist)">Sandnes Upper Secondary School</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Gand_Upper_Secondary_School&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gand Upper Secondary School (page does not exist)">Gand Upper Secondary School</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Akademiet_Norge" title="Akademiet Norge">Akademiet Upper Secondary School</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=V%C3%A5gen_Upper_Secondary_School&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vågen Upper Secondary School (page does not exist)">Vågen Upper Secondary School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2010 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Forus_Upper_Secondary_School" title="Forus Upper Secondary School">Forus Upper Secondary School</a> and parts of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lundehaugen_Upper_Secondary_School" title="Lundehaugen Upper Secondary School">Lundehaugen</a> merged to become Vågen.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lundehaugen still exists as a middle school.
</p><p>The city is also home to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/VID_Specialized_University" title="VID Specialized University">VID Specialized University</a> Sandnes campus, a private Christian college.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<p>The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Church_of_Norway" title="Church of Norway">Church of Norway</a> has nine parishes (<span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">sokn</i></span>) within the municipality of Sandnes. It is part of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sandnes_prosti" class="mw-redirect" title="Sandnes prosti">Sandnes prosti</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Deanery" title="Deanery">deanery</a>) in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Diocese_of_Stavanger" title="Diocese of Stavanger">Diocese of Stavanger</a>. The main church for the city is <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sandnes_Church_(Rogaland)" title="Sandnes Church (Rogaland)">Sandnes Church</a>, which is the seat of the deanery which covers the whole municipality.
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<td rowspan="1">Bogafjell</td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bogafjell_Church" title="Bogafjell Church">Bogafjell Church</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bogafjell" title="Bogafjell">Bogafjell</a></td>
<td>2012
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<td rowspan="2">Forsand</td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Forsand_Church" title="Forsand Church">Forsand Church</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Forsand_(village)" title="Forsand (village)">Forsand</a></td>
<td>1854
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lyse_Chapel" title="Lyse Chapel">Lyse Chapel</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lysebotn" title="Lysebotn">Lysebotn</a></td>
<td>1961
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<td rowspan="2">Gand</td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gand_Church" title="Gand Church">Gand Church</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sandved,_Norway" title="Sandved, Norway">Sandved</a></td>
<td>1978
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Julebygda_Chapel" title="Julebygda Chapel">Julebygda Chapel</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Malmheim_og_Soma" title="Malmheim og Soma">Malmheim og Soma</a></td>
<td>1957
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<td rowspan="1">Hana</td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hana_Church" title="Hana Church">Hana Church</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hana,_Norway" title="Hana, Norway">Hana</a></td>
<td>1997
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<td rowspan="1">Høle</td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/H%C3%B8le_Church" title="Høle Church">Høle Church</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/H%C3%B8le" title="Høle">Høle</a></td>
<td>1860
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<td rowspan="2">Høyland</td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/H%C3%B8yland_Church" title="Høyland Church">Høyland Church</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Austr%C3%A5tt,_Rogaland" title="Austrått, Rogaland">Austrått</a></td>
<td>1841
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sviland_Chapel" class="mw-redirect" title="Sviland Chapel">Sviland Chapel</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sviland" title="Sviland">Sviland</a></td>
<td>1913
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<td rowspan="1">Lura</td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lura_Church" title="Lura Church">Lura Church</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lura,_Norway" title="Lura, Norway">Lura</a></td>
<td>1987
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<td rowspan="2">Riska</td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Riska_Church" title="Riska Church">Riska Church</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hommers%C3%A5k" title="Hommersåk">Hommersåk</a></td>
<td>1999
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hommers%C3%A5k" title="Hommersåk">Hommersåk</a></td>
<td>1877
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sandnes_Church_(Rogaland)" title="Sandnes Church (Rogaland)">Sandnes Church</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Trones_og_Sentrum" title="Trones og Sentrum">Sandnes sentrum</a></td>
<td>1882
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<figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Julie_Ege_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Julie_Ege_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-Julie_Ege_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Julie_Ege_%28cropped%29.jpg/210px-Julie_Ege_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Julie_Ege_%28cropped%29.jpg/280px-Julie_Ege_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="713" data-file-height="893" /></a><figcaption>Julie Ege, On her Majesty's Secret Service, 1968</figcaption></figure>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Karen_Grude_Koht" title="Karen Grude Koht">Karen Grude Koht</a> (1871 in Høyland – 1960) educationalist, essayist and feminist pioneer</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Theodor_Thj%C3%B8tta" title="Theodor Thjøtta">Theodor Thjøtta</a> (1885 in Sandnes – 1955) physician, dealt with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bacteriology" title="Bacteriology">bacteriology</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Serology" title="Serology">serology</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Elise_Ottesen-Jensen" title="Elise Ottesen-Jensen">Elise Ottesen-Jensen</a> (1886 in Hoyland − 1973) sex educator, journalist and anarchist</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Aaslaug_Aasland" title="Aaslaug Aasland">Aaslaug Aasland</a> (1890 in Sandnes – 1962) politician, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Minister_of_Labour_and_Social_Inclusion" title="Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion">Minister of Social Affairs</a>, 1948 to 1953</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Toralv_%C3%98ksnevad" title="Toralv Øksnevad">Toralv Øksnevad</a> (1891 in Høyland – 1975) politician, journalist, newspaper editor and radio personality - the <i>"voice from London"</i> during WWII</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sigrid_Stray" title="Sigrid Stray">Sigrid Stray</a> (1893 in Sandnes – 1978) barrister and proponent of women's rights</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Soffi_Sch%C3%B8nning" title="Soffi Schønning">Soffi Schønning</a> (1895–1994) operatic soprano, lived in Sandnes in later life</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kasper_Idland" title="Kasper Idland">Kasper Idland</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Military_Medal" title="Military Medal">MM</a>, (1918 in Figgjo – 1968) <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Norwegian_heavy_water_sabotage" title="Norwegian heavy water sabotage">Norwegian heavy water saboteur</a> in 1943</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/K%C3%A5re_Berven_Fjeldsaa" title="Kåre Berven Fjeldsaa">Kåre Berven Fjeldsaa</a> (1918 in Sandnes – 1991) ceramic designer, early user of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stoneware" title="Stoneware">stoneware</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tormod_F%C3%B8rland" title="Tormod Førland">Tormod Førland</a> (1920 in Høyland – 1995) chemist, worked on inorganic and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Physical_chemistry" title="Physical chemistry">physical chemistry</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arne_Sandnes_(Rogaland)" title="Arne Sandnes (Rogaland)">Arne Sandnes</a> (1925-2006) politician, mayor of Sandnes in the 1970s</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Roald_G._Bergsaker" title="Roald G. Bergsaker">Roald G. Bergsaker</a> (born 1942) sports official and politician, mayor of Sandnes, 1986 to 1990 and Rogaland county mayor, 1999 to 2007</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Julie_Ege" title="Julie Ege">Julie Ege</a> (1943 in Sandnes – 2008) actress and model <sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ivar_Braut" title="Ivar Braut">Ivar Braut</a> (born 1956 in Sandnes) a theologian and priest, the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Diocese_of_Stavanger" title="Diocese of Stavanger">Bishop of Stavanger</a>, 2017-2019</li>
<li>Roger Rasmussen (born ca.1965 in Sandnes) stage name <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nattefrost" title="Nattefrost">Nattefrost</a>,</i> vocalist and founder of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Carpathian_Forest" title="Carpathian Forest">Carpathian Forest</a>, a black metal band</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mette_Gr%C3%B8tteland" title="Mette Grøtteland">Mette Grøtteland</a> (born 1969 in Sandnes) first female fighter pilot, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Royal_Norwegian_Air_Force" title="Royal Norwegian Air Force">Royal Norwegian Air Force</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kjartan_Salvesen" title="Kjartan Salvesen">Kjartan Salvesen</a> (born 1976 in Sandnes) winner of Norwegian <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Idol_(Norwegian_TV_series)" title="Idol (Norwegian TV series)">Idol TV series</a> in 2004</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Thomas_Dybdahl" title="Thomas Dybdahl">Thomas Dybdahl</a> (born 1979 in Sandnes) singer-songwriter</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Anh_Vu" title="Anh Vu">Anh Vu</a> (born 1986 in Sandnes) singer and actress <sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Annette_Obrestad" title="Annette Obrestad">Annette Obrestad</a> (born 1988) professional poker player; won the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2007_World_Series_of_Poker_Europe" title="2007 World Series of Poker Europe">2007 World Series of Poker Europe</a> aged 18; lives in Sandnes</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bjarne_Berntsen" title="Bjarne Berntsen">Bjarne Berntsen</a> (born 1956 in Sandnes) a former football player with 33 caps with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Norway_national_football_team" title="Norway national football team">Norway</a> and coach with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Norway_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Norway women's national football team">Norway women</a> (2005–2009), <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Viking_FK" title="Viking FK">Viking FK</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sandnes_Ulf" title="Sandnes Ulf">Sandnes Ulf</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Anne_Brit_Skj%C3%A6veland" title="Anne Brit Skjæveland">Anne Brit Skjæveland</a> (born 1962) retired heptathlete, lives in Sandnes</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Linda_Medalen" title="Linda Medalen">Linda Medalen</a> (born 1965 in Sandnes) former footballer, 152 caps with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Norway_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Norway women's national football team">Norway women</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gjert_Ingebrigtsen" title="Gjert Ingebrigtsen">Gjert Ingebrigtsen</a> (born 1966) sports coach, father and coach of sons <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Henrik_Ingebrigtsen" title="Henrik Ingebrigtsen">Henrik</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Filip_Ingebrigtsen" title="Filip Ingebrigtsen">Filip</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jakob_Ingebrigtsen" title="Jakob Ingebrigtsen">Jakob</a>; lives in Sandnes</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rolf_Bae" title="Rolf Bae">Rolf Bae</a> (1975 in Sandnes – 2008) Arctic adventurer and mountaineer</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arild_Haugen" title="Arild Haugen">Arild Haugen</a> (born 1985) former strongman, currently a professional boxer; lives in Sandnes</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stine_Borgli" title="Stine Borgli">Stine Borgli</a> (born 1990 in Sandnes) racing cyclist</li>
<li>1500-metre runner brothers:
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Henrik_Ingebrigtsen" title="Henrik Ingebrigtsen">Henrik Ingebrigtsen</a> (born 1991 in Sandnes), competed at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics" title="2016 Summer Olympics">2016 Summer Olympics</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Filip_Ingebrigtsen" title="Filip Ingebrigtsen">Filip Ingebrigtsen</a> (born 1993 in Sandnes), competed at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/European_Athletics_Championships" title="European Athletics Championships">European</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/World_Athletics_Championships" title="World Athletics Championships">World Athletics Championships</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jakob_Ingebrigtsen" title="Jakob Ingebrigtsen">Jakob Ingebrigtsen</a> (born 2000 in Sandnes), two gold medals at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2018_European_Athletics_Championships" title="2018 European Athletics Championships">2018 European Athletics Championships</a>, Olympic champion over 1500 meters in Tokyo 2020.</li></ul></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stavanger_(city)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stavanger (city)">Stavanger</a> (1125)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Egersund" title="Egersund">Egersund</a> (1798)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Haugesund" title="Haugesund">Haugesund</a> (1854)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Skudeneshavn" title="Skudeneshavn">Skudeneshavn</a> (1857-1964, 1996)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sandnes_(town)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sandnes (town)">Sandnes</a> (1860)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kopervik" title="Kopervik">Kopervik</a> (1866–1964, 1996)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/J%C3%B8rpeland" title="Jørpeland">Jørpeland</a> (1998)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sauda_(town)" title="Sauda (town)">Sauda</a> (1999)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bryne" title="Bryne">Bryne</a> (2001)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/%C3%85krehamn" title="Åkrehamn">Åkrehamn</a> (2002)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sogndal,_Rogaland" title="Sogndal, Rogaland">Sogndal</a> (former; 1798–1944)</li></ul>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lund,_Norway" title="Lund, Norway">Lund</a></li>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bokn" title="Bokn">Bokn</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Haugesund" title="Haugesund">Haugesund</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Karm%C3%B8y" title="Karmøy">Karmøy</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tysv%C3%A6r" title="Tysvær">Tysvær</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Utsira" title="Utsira">Utsira</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vindafjord" title="Vindafjord">Vindafjord</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gjesdal" title="Gjesdal">Gjesdal</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/H%C3%A5" title="Hå">Hå</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Klepp" title="Klepp">Klepp</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Randaberg" title="Randaberg">Randaberg</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sandnes</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sola,_Norway" title="Sola, Norway">Sola</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stavanger" title="Stavanger">Stavanger</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Time,_Norway" title="Time, Norway">Time</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hjelmeland" title="Hjelmeland">Hjelmeland</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kvits%C3%B8y" title="Kvitsøy">Kvitsøy</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sauda" title="Sauda">Sauda</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Strand,_Norway" title="Strand, Norway">Strand</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Suldal" title="Suldal">Suldal</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Avaldsnes_(municipality)" title="Avaldsnes (municipality)">Avaldsnes</a> (1838-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Egersund" title="Egersund">Egersund</a> (1838-1964)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Erfjord" title="Erfjord">Erfjord</a> (1914-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Finn%C3%B8y" title="Finnøy">Finnøy</a> (1838-2020)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fister_(municipality)" title="Fister (municipality)">Fister</a> (1884-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Forsand" title="Forsand">Forsand</a> (1871-2020)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Helleland_(municipality)" title="Helleland (municipality)">Helleland</a> (1838-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Heskestad_(municipality)" title="Heskestad (municipality)">Heskestad</a> (1838-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hetland" title="Hetland">Hetland</a> (1838-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hjelmeland_og_Fister" title="Hjelmeland og Fister">Hjelmeland og Fister</a> (1859-1884)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/H%C3%B8le_(municipality)" title="Høle (municipality)">Høle</a> (1865-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/H%C3%B8yland" title="Høyland">Høyland</a> (1838-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/H%C3%A5land,_Norway" title="Håland, Norway">Håland</a> (1838-1930)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Imsland" title="Imsland">Imsland</a> (1923-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jelsa_(municipality)" title="Jelsa (municipality)">Jelsa</a> (1838-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kopervik" title="Kopervik">Kopervik</a> (1866-1964)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madla_(municipality)" title="Madla (municipality)">Madla</a> (1930-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Moster%C3%B8y" title="Mosterøy">Mosterøy</a> (1884-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nedstrand_(municipality)" title="Nedstrand (municipality)">Nedstrand</a> (1838-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/N%C3%A6rb%C3%B8_(municipality)" title="Nærbø (municipality)">Nærbø</a> (1894-1964)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ogna_(municipality)" title="Ogna (municipality)">Ogna</a> (1839-1964)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rennes%C3%B8y" title="Rennesøy">Rennesøy</a> (1838-2020)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sand_(municipality)" title="Sand (municipality)">Sand</a> (1859-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sandeid_(municipality)" title="Sandeid (municipality)">Sandeid</a> (1923-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sjernar%C3%B8y" title="Sjernarøy">Sjernarøy</a> (1868-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Skjold_(municipality)" title="Skjold (municipality)">Skjold</a> (1838-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Skudenes" title="Skudenes">Skudenes</a> (1838-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Skudeneshavn" title="Skudeneshavn">Skudeneshavn</a> (1858-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sk%C3%A5re,_Norway" title="Skåre, Norway">Skåre</a> (1881-1958)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sogndal,_Rogaland" title="Sogndal, Rogaland">Sogndal</a> (1845-1944)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stangaland" title="Stangaland">Stangaland</a> (1909-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Torvastad" title="Torvastad">Torvastad</a> (1838-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vats_(municipality)" title="Vats (municipality)">Vats</a> (1891-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Varhaug_(municipality)" title="Varhaug (municipality)">Varhaug</a> (1894-1964)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vikedal_(municipality)" title="Vikedal (municipality)">Vikedal</a> (1838-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/%C3%98len" title="Ølen">Ølen</a> (1916-2006)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/%C3%85kra" title="Åkra">Åkra</a> (1892-1965)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/%C3%85rdal,_Rogaland" title="Årdal, Rogaland">Årdal</a> (1859-1965)</li></ul>
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<div><ol start="16"><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/T%C3%B8nsberg_Municipality" title="Tønsberg Municipality">Tønsberg</a> (59,174)</li><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/%C3%85lesund_Municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Ålesund Municipality">Ålesund</a> (58,509)</li><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Skien_Municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Skien Municipality">Skien</a> (56,619)</li><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bod%C3%B8_Municipality" title="Bodø Municipality">Bodø</a> (53,712)</li><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Moss_Municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Moss Municipality">Moss</a> (52,051)</li></ol></div>
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<div><ol start="21"><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Larvik_Municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Larvik Municipality">Larvik</a> (48,715)</li><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/L%C3%B8renskog_Municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Lørenskog Municipality">Lørenskog</a> (48,188)</li><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Indre_%C3%98stfold_Municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Indre Østfold Municipality">Indre Østfold</a> (47,006)</li><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arendal_Municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Arendal Municipality">Arendal</a> (46,355)</li><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ullensaker_Municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Ullensaker Municipality">Ullensaker</a> (43,814)</li></ol></div>
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