Editing Sandanski (section)

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| official_name                   = Sandanski
| native_name = {{lang|bg|Сандански}}
| image_skyline                   = Bulgaria-Sandanski-03.jpg
| subdivision_type                = [[Countries of the world|Country]]
| subdivision_name                = [[Bulgaria]]
| subdivision_type1               = [[Provinces of Bulgaria|Province]]<br /><small>(Oblast)</small>
| timezone                        = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
| utc_offset                      = +2
| timezone_DST                    = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
| utc_offset_DST                  = +3
| map_caption                     = Location of Sandanski|
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| pushpin_map_caption             = Location of Sandanski
| pushpin_mapsize                 = 
| leader_title                    = Mayor
| area_total_km2                  = 26.867
| population_density_km2          = auto
| postal_code_type                = [[List of postal codes in Bulgaria|Postal Code]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Blagoevgrad Province|Blagoevgrad]]
| population_total                = 24682
| population_urban                = 36335
| population_footnotes            = <ref name="Census 2021">{{cite web |title=Население по области, общини, местоживеене и пол: Национален статистически институт |url=https://nsi.bg/bg/content/2975/%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%89%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5-%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB |website=nsi.bg |access-date=31 October 2022}}</ref>
| population_as_of                = Census 2021
| elevation_m                     = 296
| postal_code                     = 2800
| area_code                       = 0746
| coordinates                     = {{coord|41|34|N|23|17|E|region:BG|display=inline,title}}
| leader_name                     = Atanas Stoyanov
| website                         = [http://sandanskibg.com/ Official website]
| name                            = 
| settlement_type                 = Town
}}

'''Sandanski''' ({{langx|bg|Сандански}} {{IPA|bg|sɐnˈdanski|}}; {{langx|el|Σαντάνσκι}}, formerly known as '''Sveti Vrach''', {{langx|bg|Свети Врач}}, until 1947)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sandanski.org/sandanski/history|language=bg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002023744/http://sandanski.org/sandanski/history|url-status=live|archive-date=2008-10-02|title=История|access-date=18 September 2016}}</ref> [[List of cities and towns in Bulgaria|is a town]] and a recreation center in southwestern [[Bulgaria]], part of [[Blagoevgrad Province]]. Named after the [[Macedonian Bulgarian]] revolutionary [[Yane Sandanski]], it is situated in [[Sandanski–Petrich Valley]] at the foot of [[Pirin|Pirin Mountains]], along the banks of [[Sandanska Bistritsa]] River. Sandanski is about 20&nbsp;km away from the Bulgaria-Greece border and 100&nbsp;km away from the [[Aegean Sea]].

The town has a convenient location, a mild to warm climate (with the highest average annual temperature in the country, +16[[°C]]) and relatively high concentration of thermal water springs, which all make it a popular destination for relaxation and recreation.