Sandviken Municipality
Municipality in Gävleborg County, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sandviken Municipality (Sandvikens kommun) is a municipality in Gävleborg County, in east central Sweden. The seat is the town of Sandviken.
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Sandviken Municipality
Sandvikens kommun | |
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Coordinates: 60°37′N 16°47′E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Gävleborg County |
Seat | Sandviken |
Area | |
• Total | 1,297.07 km2 (500.80 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,166.4 km2 (450.3 sq mi) |
• Water | 130.67 km2 (50.45 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 38,628 |
• Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Gästrikland |
Municipal code | 2181 |
Website | www.sandviken.se |
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The present municipality was created in 1971 through the amalgamation of the City of Sandviken (itself instituted in 1943) with a number of surrounding rural municipalities.