Official Name: | Ballstad |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Nordland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Lofoten |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Vestvågøy Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.78 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 848 |
Population Density Km2: | 1087 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 8373 Ballstad |
Coordinates: | 68.0743°N 13.5451°W |
Elevation M: | 9 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Ballstad[2] is a village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on a small island off the southwestern tip of the island of Vestvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. It is one of the largest fishing villages in Lofoten.[3]
Ballstad is a coastal village situated near the mouth of Buksnesfjorden, where it meets Vestfjorden. The mountain Skottinden lies just west of the village and the village of Gravdal lies about to the north and the town of Leknes lies just north of Gravdal.
The 0.78km2 village has a population (2023) of 848 and a population density of .[4]