Official Name: | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Troms#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Label: | Nordkjosbotn |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Troms |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Hålogaland |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Balsfjord Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.72 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 483 |
Population Density Km2: | 671 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 9040 Nordkjosbotn |
Coordinates: | 69.2174°N 19.5583°W |
Elevation M: | 6 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
or [2] is a small village in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village lies about southeast of the city of Tromsø. The 0.72km2 village has a population (2023) of 483 and a population density of .[3]
Two major highways, European route E6 and European route E8, meet in this village, making it a major crossroads in Northern Norway, with an estimated annual passage of 3 million people. Nordkjosbotn Church is located in this village. Macks Ølbryggeri, a brewery, has been operating in Nordkjosbotn since 2012.[4]
Nordkjosbotn is located at the end of the Nordkjosen branch of the Balsfjorden where the river Nordkjoselva meets the fjord. The village is about wide filling the narrow valley between several mountains, some of which are more than above sea level, most notably Store Russetind to the southwest. The village has an area of about 0.7km2 and is located on a partially marshy alluvial plain formed by the Nordkjoselva river. The village of Storsteinnes lies about west of Nordkjosbotn and the village of Hatteng (in Storfjord Municipality) lies about to the east.