Map of Sandnes, Norway

Sandnes is a city in Rogaland, Norway, with a population of about 85,386. It lies at 58.8524°N, 5.7352°E. Sandnes is about 307 km (191 mi) west of Oslo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Stavanger, 13 km to the north.

Sandnes at a glance

Where is Sandnes?

• The 8th largest city in Norway by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Rogaland on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 6 h 13 min on the shortest day to 18 h 27 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sandnes

• Stavanger — 13 km north
• Haugesund — 68 km northwest
• Kristiansand — 153 km southeast
• Nesttun — 164 km north
• Bergen — 173 km north
• Skien — 225 km east
• Porsgrunn — 227 km east
• Aalborg — 318 km southeast, Denmark
• Viborg — 345 km southeast, Denmark
• Herning — 359 km southeast, Denmark

Largest cities in Rogaland

• Stavanger — 151,669
• Haugesund — 40,321

Largest cities in Norway

• Oslo — 1,082,575
• Bergen — 294,029
• Trondheim — 216,518
• Stavanger — 151,669
• Kristiansand — 117,237
• Drammen — 106,013
• Lillestrøm — 89,684
• Fredrikstad — 83,761
• Sandefjord — 64,345
• Asker — 61,906

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.