Sandnes Municipality

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Municipality
gptkbp:annualEvent Sandnes Festival
Sandnes Christmas Market
gptkbp:area 100.5 km²
gptkbp:averageRainfall 1,200 mm
gptkbp:averageTemperature 7.5 °C
gptkbp:civicEngagement gptkb:Sandnes_city_hall
gptkb:Sandnes_coat_of_arms
gptkb:Sandnes_flag
gptkbp:climate Oceanic climate
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Sandnes_Art_Gallery
Vitenfabrikken
gptkbp:demographics Diverse population
gptkbp:economicActivity Agriculture
Fishing
Tourism
gptkbp:education gptkb:Sandnes_Upper_Secondary_School
gptkb:International_School_of_Sandnes
gptkbp:established 1838
gptkbp:geographicalFeature 58.8500° N, 5.7333° E
gptkbp:historicalEvent Establishment_of_Sandnes_as_a_town_in_1842
Merger_with_Forsand_in_1965
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Industrial development
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sandnes Municipality
gptkbp:localGovernment Mayor
Municipal council
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:majorIndustry Construction
Manufacturing
Retail
gptkbp:mayor Stanley_Wirak
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipalities Gjesdal
Stavanger

Sola
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Kjell_N._H._Høie
gptkb:Johan_Galtung
gptkb:Karin_S._H._Høie
Kjell Magne Bondevik
Bjørn Dæhlie
gptkbp:officialLanguage Norwegian
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Rogaland_county
gptkbp:population 77,000
gptkbp:sportsTeam gptkb:Sandnes_Volleyball_Club
gptkb:Sandnes_Ulf
gptkbp:timeZone CET
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:Sandnes_Station
gptkb:Rogaland_railway
gptkb:E39_highway
gptkbp:website www.sandnes.kommune.no