Bismo Explained

Official Name:Bismo
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Innlandet#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Innlandet
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Gudbrandsdalen
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Skjåk Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:1.2
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:634
Population Density Km2:526
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:2690 Skjåk
Coordinates:61.8841°N 8.2667°W
Elevation M:400
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Bismo is a town in and the administrative centre of Skjåk municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Otta in the Ottadalen valley, about east of Grotli and about west of Fossbergom.

The 1.2km2 village has a population (2021) of 634 and a population density of .[2]

The Norwegian National Road 15 runs through the village. The lake Aursjoen lies on the mountain plateau just north of the village and the mountain Tverrfjellet lies just south of the village. Skjåk Church lies just east of the village.[3]

Climate

Data for nearby Bråtå weather station. Bismo has a dry summer subarctic climate (Dsc). Spring and early summer are the driest time of year and fall and winter are the wettest. The coldest month, January, averages while the warmest month, July, averages .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bismo, Skjåk . . 2022-04-24.
  2. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . 2021-01-01 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality . Statistics Norway.
  3. Encyclopedia: Bismo . . . 2022-03-29 . Thorsnæs . Geir . Norwegian . 2022-04-24.