Official Name: | Sandeid |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Rogaland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
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: | Vindafjord |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.63 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 664 |
Population Density Km2: | 1054 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 5585 Sandeid |
Elevation M: | 11 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 59.5442°N 5.8622°W |
Sandeid is a village in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the head of the Sandeidfjorden, about northwest of the village of Vikedal and about south of the village of Ølensjøen. The 0.63km2 village has a population (2019) of 664 and a population density of .[2]
Sandeid has a slaughterhouse, sand pits, and a cement factory. Sandeid Church is also located in the village.
The village was the administrative centre for many years. It was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Sandeid from 1923 until 1965 when Sandeid was merged into Vindafjord municipality. The village was then the administrative centre of the municipality of Vindafjord from 1965 until 2006. In 2006, the municipality of Ølen was merged with Vindafjord. Since 2006, the administrative centre of Vindafjord has been the village of Ølensjøen in what was previously Ølen municipality.[3]