Official Name: | Barkestad |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Barkestad |
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: | Øksnes Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 8426 Barkestad |
Coordinates: | 68.8179°N 14.7993°W |
Elevation M: | 8 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Barkestad[2] is a small fishing village in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southwest side of the island of Dyrøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. The village is located about off the west coast of the main island of Langøya. There are regular ferry stops at Barkestad with connections to other nearby islands and to the municipal centre of Myre, located about to the northeast. There are only four residents of the village (in 2017) after many years of population decline. They are the only permanent residents of the whole island.[3]