Official Name: | Kvaløysletta |
Settlement Type: | Neighborhood of the city of Tromsø |
Pushpin Map: | Troms#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Kvaløysletta |
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: | 3.23 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 8868 |
Population Density Km2: | 2746 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 9100 Kvaløysletta |
Coordinates: | 69.6956°N 18.8836°W |
Elevation M: | 5 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Kvaløysletta is an urban neighborhood within the city of Tromsø which is part of Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The neighborhood is located on the eastern shore of the island of Kvaløya, about northwest of the city centre of Tromsø. The residential area is located just across the Sandnessund Bridge from the island of Tromsøya where the city centre is located. The 3.23km2 neighborhood has a population (2023) of 8,868 and a population density of .[2]
This was a rural area with just a few farms along the shoreline until the opening of the Sandnessund Bridge in 1974. Since then, the area has grown rapidly, and now includes several schools, kindergartens, shops, and restaurants. The built-up areas have now grown so far south-west that it now extends seamlessly into the next settlement, Kaldfjord.[3]