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Sandnes Municipality

municipality in Rogaland, Norway
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Sandnes Municipality
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Sandnes Municipality

Summary

Sandnes Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (288 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sandnes Municipality received the National urban environment award[3].
  • Sandnes Municipality is located in Rogaland[4].
  • Sandnes Municipality is in the country of Norway[5].
  • Sandnes Municipality's head of government is recorded as Stanley Wirak[6].
  • Sandnes Municipality's instance of is recorded as municipality of Norway[7].
  • Sandnes Municipality's instance of is recorded as cycling city[8].
  • Sandnes Municipality's capital is recorded as Sandnes[9].
  • Sandnes Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Gjesdal Municipality[10].
  • Sandnes Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Time Municipality[11].
  • Sandnes Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Stavanger[12].
  • Sandnes Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Klepp Municipality[13].
  • Sandnes Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Sola Municipality[14].
  • Sandnes Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Strand Municipality[15].
  • Sandnes Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Hjelmeland Municipality[16].
  • Sandnes Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Bykle Municipality[17].
  • Sandnes Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Sirdal[18].
  • Sandnes Municipality's main regulatory text is recorded as Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[19].
  • Sandnes Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Sandnes[20].
  • Sandnes Municipality's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[21].
  • April 6, 1861 marks the founding of Sandnes Municipality[22].
  • Sandnes Municipality's highest point is recorded as Lysekammen[23].
  • Sandnes Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 58.845, 'lon': 5.829444}[24].
  • Sandnes Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[25].
  • Sandnes Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[26].
  • Sandnes Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[27].

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Founding

April 6, 1861 marks the founding of Sandnes Municipality[22].

Recognition

Sandnes Municipality received the National urban environment award[3].

Why It Matters

Sandnes Municipality ranks in the top 5% of municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (288 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

What awards did Sandnes Municipality receive?

Honors received include National urban environment award[3].

Related Entities

Govdirectory Norway Refsnes Data Vår Energi

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . sandnes.kommune.no. Retrieved . sandnes.kommune.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . de.wikipedia.org. de.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . regjeringen.no. regjeringen.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Einar Myre · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest point → Lysekammen
    Office held by head of government → mayor of Sandnes
    Number of households → {'amount': '+31396'}, {'amount': '+15857'}, {'amount': '+3219'} +3
    Instance of → municipality of Norway, cycling city
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14247]]: Sandnes_(Rogaland)"
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