Sveio (village) explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sveio, Sveio (Hordaland). yr.no. Norwegian. 2015-03-07.
  2. Web site: Sveio – tettsted. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2015-03-07.
  3. https://snl.no/Vestavind Store norske leksikon: Vestavind.
  4. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 1 January 2019 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .