Nordvågen

Nordvågen
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Nordvågen is located in Finnmark
Nordvågen
Nordvågen
Location in Finnmark
Nordvågen is located in Norway
Nordvågen
Nordvågen
Nordvågen (Norway)
Coordinates: 70°58′49″N 26°01′55″E / 70.98028°N 26.03194°E / 70.98028; 26.03194
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyFinnmark
DistrictVest-Finnmark
MunicipalityNordkapp
Area
[1]
 • Total0.20 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total441
 • Density2,205/km2 (5,710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9760 Nordvågen

Nordvågen is a small fishing village in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern coast of the island of Magerøya about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of the town of Honningsvåg, along the Porsangerfjorden. The abandoned village of Kjelvik lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of Nordvågen. The village has a fish processing plant.[3] The 0.2-square-kilometre (49-acre) village has a population (2017) of 441 which gives the village a population density of 2,205 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,710/sq mi).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Nordvågen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Nordvågen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-02-15.

External links

  • Media related to Nordvågen at Wikimedia Commons


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