Vangsvik

Coordinates: 69°10′14″N 17°44′02″E / 69.17056°N 17.73389°E / 69.17056; 17.73389
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Vangsvik / Vangsvika
Village
Senja Municipality
Area
 • Total0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Elevation20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total285
 • Density731/km2 (1,890/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9304 Vangsvik

Vangsvik or Vangsvika is a village in

Senja Municipality
.

Vangsvik is located on the south side of the

island of Senja, along the Solbergfjorden.[3] It is about 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of the town of Finnsnes in neighboring Lenvik municipality. Vangsvik is also about 32 km (20 mi) northeast of the village of Stonglandseidet and about 40 km (25 mi) from the village of Å
.

The 0.39-square-kilometre (96-acre) village has a population (2017) of 285 which gives the village a population density of 731 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,890/sq mi).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Vangsvika" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Vangsvik"
    (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-03-23.