Official Name: | Straumen |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nordland |
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 |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 1.05 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 892 |
Population Density Km2: | 850 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 8226 Straumen |
Coordinates: | 67.3481°N 15.5972°W |
Elevation M: | 9 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Straumen is the administrative centre of Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Sørfolda fjord, along the European route E06 highway. The lake Straumvatnet lies on the southeastern side of the village, and the town of Fauske lies about to the southwest.[2]
The 1.05km2 village has a population (2018) of 892, which gives the village a population density of .[3]