Langevåg, Vestland Explained

Official Name:Langevåg
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Sunnhordland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Bømlo
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:1.21
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:758
Population Density Km2:626
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:5443 Bømlo
Elevation M:3
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:59.6019°N 5.2081°W

Langevåg is a village in Bømlo municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Bømlo, along the Bømlafjorden. It lies in the far southern part of the municipality, about south of the village of Lykling. The 1.21km2 village has a population (2019) of 758 and a population density of . This makes it the fourth largest village in the municipality.[2]

Norwegian County Road 541 goes through the village and ends at a ferry port that has a regular connection to the village of Buavåg in the municipality of Sveio across the fjord. The village is a historic church site with the Old Bømlo Church (from the 1600s) and the new Bømlo Church (from 1960) both being located here.[3] The Langevåg Bygdetun community centre opened in 2005.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Langevåg, Bømlo (Hordaland). yr.no. Norwegian. 2015-02-19.
  2. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 1 January 2019 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .
  3. Web site: Langevåg – tettsted i Bømlo. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2015-02-19.