Sandviken Municipality
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| Sandviken Municipality Sandvikens kommun |
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Gävleborg County | |
| Seat | Sandviken | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,304.507364 km2 (503.673109 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,167.367364 km2 (450.723059 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 137.14 km2 (52.95 sq mi) | |
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| Population (June 30, 2012)[2] | ||
| • Total | 37,082 | |
| • Density | 28/km2 (74/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Gästrikland | |
| Municipal code | 2181 | |
| Website | www.sandviken.se | |
Sandviken Municipality (Sandvikens kommun) is a municipality in Gävleborg County, in east central Sweden. The seat is the town 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.
The coat of arms was granted to the then City of Sandviken upon its institution in 1943. The device in the middle is a steam hammer. After the municipality reform of 1971 the arms was taken over by the new, larger, entity.
Note: As Sandviken means the sandy bay there are numerous other places of that name throughout Scandinavia.
See also: Sandvik, University College of Gävle
References [edit]
- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2012" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
External links [edit]
- Sandviken - Official site
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Coordinates: 60°37′N 16°47′E / 60.617°N 16.783°E
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