Official Name: | Straume |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Vestland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Vestland county |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Vestland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Midhordland |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Øygarden |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 6.91 |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Population Total: | 11502 |
Population Density Km2: | 1665 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 5353 Straume |
Elevation M: | 33 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 60.3611°N 5.1219°W |
Straume is the administrative center of Øygarden municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the western part of the island of Litlesotra, just south of the village of Foldnes and southwest of the village of Knarrvika. Straume is the centre of government for the municipality as well as the centre of commerce for the municipality. The large Sartor Senter, a regional shopping center is located in Straume.
A bridge on Norwegian National Road 555 connects Straume to the island of Bildøyna, immediately to the west. This bridge is the only road connection to the Øygarden municipality.[2]
Statistics Norway groups Straume and the neighboring Knarrevik together as one large urban area for statistical purposes. The 6.91km2 urban area of Knarrevik/Straume has a population (2019) of 11,502 and a population density of .[3]