Nordvågen Explained

Official Name:Nordvågen
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Finnmark#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Finnmark
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Vest-Finnmark
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Nordkapp Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.20
Population As Of:2023
Population Total:392
Population Density Km2:1960
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:9760 Nordvågen
Elevation M:11
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:70.9803°N 26.0319°W

Nordvågen is a small fishing village in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern coast of the island of Magerøya about northeast of the town of Honningsvåg, along the Porsangerfjorden. The abandoned village of Kjelvik lies about northeast of Nordvågen. The village has a fish processing plant.[2] The 0.2km2 village has a population (2023) of 392 which gives the village a population density of .[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nordvågen. yr.no. Norwegian. 2013-02-15.
  2. Web site: Nordvågen. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2013-02-15.
  3. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2023-12-23. Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .