Sandnes, Nordland Explained

Official Name:Sandnes
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label:Sandnes
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Nordland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Vesterålen
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Hadsel Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.46
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:322
Population Density Km2:700
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8450 Stokmarknes
Coordinates:68.5892°N 14.899°W
Elevation M:37
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Sandnes[2] is a village in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the island of Langøya on the northern shore of the Langøysundet strait, across from the town of Stokmarknes.

The 0.46km2 village had a population (2012) of 322 and a population density of . Since 2012, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sandnes, Hadsel (Nordland). yr.no. 2018-12-26.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-08-14.
  3. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2022-04-03 . 04859: Area and population of urban settlements (US) 2000 - 2021 .