Sandviken Municipality
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Sandviken Municipality (Sandvikens kommun) is a municipality in Gävleborg County, in east central Sweden. The seat is the town Sandviken.
The municipality covers an area of 1164.7 km². Of the total population of 37064, 18635 are male, and 18429 are female. The population density is 32 inhabitants per km².
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.
Note: As Sandviken means the sandy bay there are numerous other places of that name throughout Scandinavia.
See also: Sandvik, University College of Gävle
- Sandviken - Official site
| Gävleborg County |
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| Bollnäs | Gävle | Hofors | Hudiksvall | Ljusdal | Nordanstig | Ockelbo | Ovanåker | Sandviken | Söderhamn |
| Counties of Sweden | Sweden |