Nordvågen

Nordvågen
Village

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Nordvågen

Location in Finnmark

Coordinates: 70°58′49″N 26°01′55″E / 70.98028°N 26.03194°E / 70.98028; 26.03194Coordinates: 70°58′49″N 26°01′55″E / 70.98028°N 26.03194°E / 70.98028; 26.03194
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Finnmark
District Vest-Finnmark
Municipality Nordkapp
Area[1]
  Total 0.20 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 11 m (36 ft)
Population (2013)[1]
  Total 409
  Density 2,045/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
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) east of the town of Honningsvåg, along the Porsangerfjorden. The abandoned village of Kjelvik lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of Nordvågen. The 0.2-square-kilometre (49-acre) village has a population (2013) of 409, which gives the village a population density of 2,045 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,300/sq mi).[1] The village has a fish processing plant.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "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.
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