Official Name: | Sand |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Rogaland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rogaland county |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Rogaland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Ryfylke |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Suldal |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 1.03 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 1173 |
Population Density Km2: | 1139 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 4230 Sand |
Elevation M: | 4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 59.4844°N 6.2508°W |
Sand is the administrative centre of the municipality of Suldal in Rogaland county, Norway. The village lies on the shore of the Sandsfjorden at the mouth of the river Suldalslågen, just south of the mouth of the Hylsfjorden. The 1.03km2 village has a population (2019) of 1,173 and a population density of .[2]
The newspaper Suldalsposten is published in Sand.[3] [4]
Norwegian National Road 13 runs through the eastern part of the village. Sand Church is also located in the village.[5]