Official Name: | Straume |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Straume |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Nordland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Vesterålen |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Bø Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.44 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 336 |
Population Density Km2: | 764 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 8475 Straumsjøen |
Coordinates: | 68.689°N 14.4715°W |
Elevation M: | 7 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Straume[2] is the administrative centre of Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. The village is located about from the village of Bø (to the south) and the village of Eidet (to the north), in the west central part of the municipality.[3]
The 0.44km2 village has a population (2023) of 336 and a population density of .[4]
Straume is the junction of county roads 820, 901, and 903. The Straume Nature Reserve lies south of the village.[5]