Sandviken Municipality
Sandviken Municipality
Sandvikens kommun | |
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Sandviken Railway Station | |
| Coordinates: 60°37′N 16°47′E / 60.617°N 16.783°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 2024) | |
• Total | 38,360 |
| • 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 |
Sandviken Municipality (Swedish: Sandvikens kommun) is a municipality in Gävleborg County, in east central Sweden. The seat is the town of Sandviken.
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.