Varhaugvika Explained

Official Name:Varhaugvika
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Møre og Romsdal#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Møre og Romsdal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Møre og Romsdal
Subdivision Name3:Romsdal
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Aukra Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6480 Aukra
Coordinates:62.8069°N 6.8973°W
Elevation M:25
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Varhaugvika is a village in Aukra Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the eastern side of the island of Gossa along the Julsundet strait, just north of the village of Aukrasanden. The municipal centre of Aukra is at Falkhytta, just south of Varhaugvika. It is located about southwest of the Nyhamna gas processing facility. The village of Røssøyvågen lies about northwest of Varhaugvika.

Since 2002, Varhaugvika has been considered a part of the Aukrasanden urban area, so its population is no longer tracked separately.[2] Together, the 1.15km2 village area of Varhaugvika and Aukrasanden have a population (2018) of 968 and a population density of .[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Varhaugvika, Aukra (Møre og Romsdal). yr.no. 2019-06-05.
  2. Statistics Norway. Omitted settlements. 1 January 2002. 1 January 2002. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070402075357/http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/arkiv/tab-2002-09-03-06-en.html. 2 April 2007.
  3. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1 January 2018.