Sandviken, Sweden

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This article is about the Swedish town. For Sandviken, Helsingfors, see Hietalahti, Helsinki. For Sandviken, Vasa, see Hietalahti, Vaasa.
Sandviken
Sandviken (Sweden)
Sandviken
Sandviken
Coordinates: 60°37′N 16°47′E / 60.617, 16.783
Country Sweden
Municipality Sandviken Municipality
County Gävleborg County
Province Gästrikland
Area [1]
 - Total 15.46 km² (6 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
 - Total 22,574
 - Density 1,460/km² (3,781.4/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Sandviken is an industrial town (pop. 24,000) in Gästrikland, Sweden and the seat of Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County, situated about 25 km west of Gävle.

Note: As Sandviken means the sandy bay there are numerous other places of that name throughout Scandinavia.

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  1. ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
Sandviken, Sweden is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden.
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Localities in Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden
Localities:
Backberg  · Hammarby  · Jäderfors  · Järbo  · Kungsgården  · Sandviken (seat)  · Storvik  · Västerberg  · Årsunda  · Åshammar  · Österfärnebo

Coordinates: 60°37′N, 16°47′E