Official Name: | Sveio |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Vestland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Vestland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Sunnhordland |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Sveio |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.94 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 1,529 |
Population Density Km2: | 1627 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 5550 Sveio |
Elevation M: | 34 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 59.5444°N 5.3569°W |
Sveio is the administrative centre of Sveio municipality in Vestland county, Norway.[2] The village is located on the northwestern shore of the lake Vigdarvatnet, about half-way between the villages of Våga and Førde. The village lies along Norwegian County Road 47. Sveio Church is located here. The newspaper Vestavind has been published in Sveio since 1986.[3]
The 0.94km2 village has a population (2019) of 1,529 and a population density of .[4]