Leinesfjord Explained

Official Name:Leinesfjord
Other Name:Leinesfjorden
Myklebostad
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nordland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Nordland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Salten
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Steigen
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.25
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:202
Population Density Km2:808
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8283 Leinesfjord
Coordinates:67.7746°N 15.0161°W
Elevation M:7
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Leinesfjord or Myklebostad is the administrative centre of the municipality of Steigen in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located about west of the village of Nordfold along the Leinesfjorden, the fjord after which the village is named. The local school is located here as well as Leinesfjord Chapel.[2]

The 0.25km2 village has a population (2018) of 202 which gives the village a population density of .[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leinesfjorden, Steigen (Nordland). yr.no. 2019-01-19.
  2. Web site: Leinesfjord. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2012-04-26.
  3. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2018. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå.