Official Name: | Bø Vinje |
Other Name: | Bø i Vesterålen |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Bø i Vesterålen |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Nordland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Vesterålen |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Bø Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.8 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 589 |
Population Density Km2: | 736 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 8470 Bø i Vesterålen |
Coordinates: | 68.6208°N 14.4467°W |
Elevation M: | 7 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Bø or Vinje[2] is a village in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the southwest shore of the large island of Langøya, looking out towards the small island of Litløya. Norwegian County Road 820 runs through the village. Bø Church stands just east of the village.[3]
The urban area of "Bø" is actually a name used by Statistics Norway to refer to the three smaller villages of Vinje, Steine, and Skagan which have grown together due to conurbation and now form one large urban area. The 0.8km2 village has a population (2023) of 589 and a population density of .[4]