Røsvika Explained

Official Name:Røsvika
Other Name:Røsvik
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label:Røsvika
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Nordland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Salten
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Sørfold Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.52
Population As Of:2007
Population Total:209
Population Density Km2:402
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8220 Røsvik
Coordinates:67.4781°N 15.4617°W
Elevation M:7
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Røsvika[2] is a village in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the southern shore of the Sørfolda fjord, about north of the municipal centre of Straumen.[3]

The 0.52km2 village had a population (2007) of 209 and a population density of . Since 2007, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway.[4] The village is home to a nursing home, a psychiatric hospital, and Røsvik Church. It is now also home to YWAM Nordland.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Røsvika, Sørfold (Nordland). yr.no. 2019-01-21.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-09-07.
  3. Web site: Røsvik. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2012-04-16.
  4. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2022-04-03 . 04859: Area and population of urban settlements (US) 2000 - 2021 .