Sveio (village)

Sveio
Village
Sveio is located in Vestland
Sveio
Sveio
Location of the village
Sveio is located in Norway
Sveio
Sveio
Sveio (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°32′40″N 05°21′25″E / 59.54444°N 5.35694°E / 59.54444; 5.35694
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictSunnhordland
MunicipalitySveio
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total
1,529
 • Density1,627/km2 (4,210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5550 Sveio

Sveio is the administrative centre of Sveio municipality in Vestland county, Norway.[3] 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.[4]

The 0.94-square-kilometre (230-acre) village has a population (2019) of 1,529 and a population density of 1,627 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,210/sq mi).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Sveio, Sveio (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Sveio – tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  4. ^ Store norske leksikon: Vestavind.


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