Vik, Sømna Explained

Official Name:Vik
Other Name:Vik i Helgeland
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label:Vik
Pushpin Label Position:left
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 Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.51
Population As Of:2024
Population Total:360
Population Density Km2:706
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8920 Sømna
Coordinates:65.3125°N 12.1673°W
Elevation M:14
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Vik[2] (also Vik i Helgeland) is the administrative centre of Sømna Municipality 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.[3]

The 0.51km2 village has a population (2024) of 360 and a population density of .[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vik, Sømna (Nordland) . 2019-02-24 . yr.no.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn . 2024-10-30 . Norgeskart . . no.
  3. Web site: Store norske leksikon . Store norske leksikon . Vik i Helgeland . 2011-11-02 . no.
  4. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2024-10-01 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .