Fiskåbygd

Fiskåbygd
Fiskå
Village
Fiskåbygd

Location in Møre og Romsdal

Coordinates: 62°06′02″N 05°33′28″E / 62.10056°N 5.55778°E / 62.10056; 5.55778Coordinates: 62°06′02″N 05°33′28″E / 62.10056°N 5.55778°E / 62.10056; 5.55778
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Sunnmøre
Municipality Vanylven Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 20 m (70 ft)
Population (2013)[1]
  Total 348
  Density 633/km2 (1,640/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 6143 Fiskå

Fiskåbygd or Fiskå is a coastal village that is also the administrative centre of Vanylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southwest of the city of Ålesund, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of the village of Myklebost, and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of the village of Rovdane. Fiskåbygd lies along the shores of the Vanylvsfjorden, east of the Stadlandet peninsula in Selje Municipality.

The 0.55-square-kilometre (140-acre) village has a population (2013) of 348, giving the village a population density of 633 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,640/sq mi).[1]

The nearest church is Vanylven Church, located in Slagnes about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the southwest.

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