Official Name: | Løding |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Løding |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Nordland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Salten |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Bodø Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 1.33 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 3332 |
Population Density Km2: | 2505 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 8050 Tverlandet |
Coordinates: | 67.3006°N 14.7385°W |
Elevation M: | 20 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Løding[2] is a village in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about east of the town of Bodø, and is connected to the town by the Tverlandet Bridge. The village is mostly referred to as Tverlandet, which also encompasses the areas Hopen, Vatne, Heggmoen, Mjønes, Vågan, Holand, Skålbunes, Elstad, Oddan, Allmenningen, Godøynes (Gaunes), and Naurstad, all of which lies around the village.
The 1.33km2 village has a population (2023) of 3,332 and a population density of .[3]
The village lies at the northern terminus of Norwegian County Road 17 and along the Nordland Line railway. The Tverlandet Church is located in Løding, and the local sports club is Tverlandet IL. In the centre of the village, there is a doctor's office, dentist office, and grocery stores, along with the country's first Nikita hair salon. There is a building material store and a specialist store within caravan and equipment. Within the village there is a retirement home, several kindergartens, and a school up and until ungdomsskole.
The lake Vatnvatnet lies north of the village.