Kjøpsvik

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Kjøpsvik
Gásluokta
Village
View of the village harbour
Kjøpsvik
Location in Nordland
Coordinates: 68°05′45″N 16°22′25″E / 68.09583°N 16.37361°E / 68.09583; 16.37361Coordinates: 68°05′45″N 16°22′25″E / 68.09583°N 16.37361°E / 68.09583; 16.37361
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Nordland
District Ofoten
Municipality Tysfjord
Area[1]
 • Total 1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 34 m (112 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 901
 • Density 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 8590 Kjøpsvik

Kjøpsvik (Lule Sami: Gásluokta) is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Tysfjord in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the Tysfjorden, north of the small village of Storå. The island of Hulløya lies off the coast of Kjøpsvik. The 1.17-square-kilometre (290-acre) village has a population (2011) of 901. The population density is 770 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,000 /sq mi).[1]

There are regular ferry connections as part of Norwegian National Road 827 from Kjøpsvik to Drag, across the fjord. The local Kjøpsvik Church serves the residents of this part of the Tysfjord parish. The main industry in Kjøpsvik is the Norcem cement factory.[3]

Media gallery

  • View of the main road in Kjøpsvik

  • Kjøpsvik ferry port

  • Kjøpsvik Church

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2011). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.". 
  2. ↑ "Kjøpsvik" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-05-15. 
  3. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Kjøpsvik" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-15. 
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