Sandnes kommune Municipality View of the city centre Coat of arms Rogaland within Norway Sandnes within Rogaland Coordinates: 58°51′06″N 05°44′10″E﻿ / ﻿58.85167°N 5.73611°E﻿ / 58.85167; 5.73611Coordinates: 58°51′06″N 05°44′10″E﻿ / ﻿58.85167°N 5.73611°E﻿ / 58.85167; 5.73611 Country Norway County Rogaland District Jæren Administrative centre Sandnes Government • Mayor (2011, reelected 2015) Stanley Wirak (Ap) Area • Total 304.38 km2 (117.52 sq mi) • Land 285.32 km2 (110.16 sq mi) • Water 19.06 km2 (7.36 sq mi) Area rank 274 in Norway Population (2016) • Total 74,820 • Rank 8 in Norway • Density 262.2/km2 (679/sq mi) • Change (10 years) 26.9% % Demonym(s) sandnesbu sandnesgauk[1] Time zone CET (UTC+1) • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) ISO 3166 code NO-1102 Official language form Neutral Website www.sandnes.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway