Sigerfjord

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Sigerfjord
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Sigerfjord
Location in Nordland
Coordinates: 68°38′37″N15°30′41″E / 68.64361°N 15.51139°E / 68.64361; 15.51139 Coordinates: 68°38′37″N15°30′41″E / 68.64361°N 15.51139°E / 68.64361; 15.51139
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Nordland
District Vesterålen
Municipality Sortland
Area [1]
 • Total 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Elevation [2] 12 m (39 ft)
Population (2013) [1]
 • Total 775
 • Density 1,047/km2 (2,710/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code8406 Sortland

Sigerfjord is a village in the municipality of Sortland in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Hinnøya by the entrance to the Sigerfjorden. The village of Strand and the Sortland Bridge are located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the north. Sigerfjord Church is located in this village. [3]

Sortland Municipality in Nordland, Norway

Sortland (Norwegian) or Suortá (Northern Sami) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vesterålen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sortland. Other population centres in Sortland include Bø, Holand, Holmstad, Liland, Sigerfjord, Strand, and Vik. The Norwegian Coast Guard has its northern base in Sortland, called Kystvaktskvadron Nord.

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.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

The 0.74-square-kilometre (180-acre) village has a population (2013) of 775. The population density of Sigerfjord is 1,047 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,710/sq mi). [1]

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Sigerfjord Church Church in Nordland, Norway

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ↑ "Sigerfjord, Sortland" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  3. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Sigerfjord" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-07-29.


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