Ersfjordbotn Explained

Official Name:Ersfjordbotn
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Troms#Norway
Pushpin Label:Ersfjordbotn
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Troms
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Midt-Troms
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Tromsø Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.31
Population As Of:2023
Population Total:484
Population Density Km2:1561
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:9107 Kvaløya
Coordinates:69.6943°N 18.6206°W
Elevation M:0.5
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Ersfjordbotn is a village in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located on an isthmus between the Ersfjorden and the Kaldfjorden on the island of Kvaløya. It is about west of the city of Tromsø. The villages of Kjosen and Kvaløysletta are located just to the east of Ersfjordbotn.[2]

Ersfjordbotn is slowly moving from a traditional rural settlement to a suburb of Tromsø, and most people work in Tromsø, half an hour's drive away. The 0.31km2 village has a population (2023) of 484 which gives the village a population density of .[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ersfjordbotn. yr.no. Norwegian. 2012-12-14.
  2. Web site: Ersfjordbotn. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2012-12-14.
  3. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2023-12-23. Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .