Stavanger/Sandnes

Stavanger/Sandnes
Stavanger/Sandnes
Urban area
	The red areas are included in Stavanger/Sandnes
	Coordinates: 58°57′54″N 05°43′04″E / 58.96500°N 5.71778°ECoordinates: 58°57′54″N 05°43′04″E / 58.96500°N 5.71778°E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Rogaland
District	Jæren
Area
• Total	73.2 km2 (28.3 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	210,874
• Density	2,881/km2 (7,460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Stavanger/Sandnes is the third largest urban area in Norway. It consists of the densely built-up areas in the municipalities of Stavanger, Sandnes, Sola, and Randaberg, most of which are located on the Stavanger Peninsula, its surrounding islands, and the mainland south of the peninsula. Stavanger/Sandnes is the central part of the Stavanger Region.

On 1 January 2015, the 73.2-square-kilometre (28.3 sq mi) urban area had a population of 210,874. This gives the urban area a population density of 2,881 inhabitants per square kilometre (7,460/sq mi).^[1] The area has had a big growth in population, and is one of the fastest growing urban areas in Norway. It is expected that larger portions of Sola municipality will grow together with the urban area in the future.

Population[]

Population by municipality^[1]
Name	Population in this urban area	Total municipal population
Stavanger	129,300	132,102
Sandnes	58,694	73,624
Sola	13,846	25,708
Randaberg	9,034	10,556

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2015). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".

[ssb-1] Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2015). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".

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