Oppeid

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Oppeid

Oppeide
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Oppeid
Oppeid (Norway)
Coordinates: 68°05′07″N15°36′34″E / 68.0852°N 15.6094°E / 68.0852; 15.6094 Coordinates: 68°05′07″N15°36′34″E / 68.0852°N 15.6094°E / 68.0852; 15.6094
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Nordland
District Salten
Municipality Hamarøy
Area
[1]
  Total0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
73 m (240 ft)
Population
(2018) [1]
  Total551
  Density787/km2 (2,040/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8294 Hamarøy

Oppeid or Oppeide is the administrative centre of Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southwest of the town of Narvik. It is located right next to the village of Presteid on a small isthmus of land between the Kaldvågfjorden and the Presteidfjorden. The village is home to the Knut Hamsun videregående skole (upper secondary school), a museum, and cafe. [3]

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Nordland County (fylke) of Norway

Nordland is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is in Bodø. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen has been administered from Nordland since 1995.

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The 0.7-square-kilometre (170-acre) village has a population (2018) of 551 which gives the village a population density of 787 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,040/sq mi). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Oppeide, Hamarøy (Nordland)". yr.no . Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Oppeid" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-07.