Vik, Sømna Explained

Official Name:Vik
Other Name:Vik i Helgeland
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:Helgeland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Sømna
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.48
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:381
Population Density Km2:794
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8920 Sømna
Coordinates:65.3125°N 12.1673°W
Elevation M:14
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Vik (also Vik i Helgeland) is the administrative centre of the municipality of Sømna in Nordland county, Norway. The village lies along the Norwegian County Road 17, about south of the village of Berg. The local church, Sømna Church, was built in 1876.[2]

The 0.48km2 village has a population (2018) of 381 and a population density of .[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vik, Sømna (Nordland). yr.no. 2019-02-24.
  2. Web site: Vik i Helgeland. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. no. 2011-11-02.
  3. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1 January 2018.