Sandviken, Sweden

Sandviken, Sweden

:"This article is about the Swedish town. For Sandviken, Helsingfors, see Hietalahti, Helsinki. For Sandviken, Vasa, see Hietalahti, Vaasa."Infobox Settlement
official_name = Sandviken


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 = Sandviken Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Gävleborg County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 = Gästrikland
area_footnotes = cite web |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls |format=xls |language=Swedish |accessdate=2008-05-15]
area_total_km2 = 15.46
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 22,574
population_density_km2 = 1460
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=60 |latm=37 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=16 |longm=47 |longs= |longEW=E
website =

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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