Jump to content

Skogsvåg

Coordinates: 60°15′18″N 05°06′05″E / 60.25500°N 5.10139°E / 60.25500; 5.10139
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skogsvågen
Skogsvåg
Village
Skogsvågen is located in Vestland
Skogsvågen
Skogsvågen
Location of the village
Skogsvågen is located in Norway
Skogsvågen
Skogsvågen
Skogsvågen (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°15′18″N 05°06′05″E / 60.25500°N 5.10139°E / 60.25500; 5.10139
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictMidhordland
MunicipalityØygarden
Area
 • Total
0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Elevation22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total
555
 • Density1,133/km2 (2,930/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5382 Skogsvåg

Skogsvågen or Skogsvåg is a village in Øygarden municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern coast of the island of Sotra in the northern part of the municipality, just northeast of the village of Hammarsland. The village is the site of Sund senter (a shopping center), Skogsvåg kindergarten, Skogsvåg stadium for football and athletics, Sotra Upper Secondary School, and the Sund og Sundheimen nursing home.

The village was the administrative centre of Sund municipality until 2020.

The 0.49-square-kilometre (120-acre) village has a population (2019) of 555 and a population density of 1,133 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,930/sq mi).[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Skogsvågen, Sund (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 11 December 2014.