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Svenevig (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°02′55″N07°12′02″E / 58.04861°N 7.20056°E / 58.04861; 7.20056 Coordinates: 58°02′55″N07°12′02″E / 58.04861°N 7.20056°E / 58.04861; 7.20056
Country Norway
Region Southern Norway
County Vest-Agder
District Lindesnes
Municipality Lindesnes
Area [1]
  Total 0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
Elevation [2] 5 m (16 ft)
Population (2015) [1]
  Total 386
  Density 1,170/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code4521 Lindesnes

Svenevig or Svennevik is a village in Lindesnes municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the southern coastline, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the village of Høllen and about the same distance northwest of the village of Åvik. The Remesfjorden is located along the west side of the village. [3]

Lindesnes Municipality in Vest-Agder, Norway

Lindesnes is a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vigeland. Other villages in Lindesnes include Åvik, Høllen, Skofteland, Svenevig, and Vigmostad.

Vest-Agder County (fylke) of Norway

Vest-Agder[²vɛstˌɑɡdər](listen)(West Agder) is a county in Norway, bordering Rogaland to the West and Aust-Agder to the East. In 2016, there were 182,701 inhabitants, which is about 3.5% of the total population of Norway. Its area is about 7,277 square kilometres (2,810 sq mi). The county administration is located in its largest city, Kristiansand.

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 0.33-square-kilometre (82-acre) village has a population (2015) of 386, giving the village a population density of 1,170 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,000/sq mi). [1]

Population density A measurement of population numbers per unit area or volume

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and most of the time to humans. It is a key geographical term. In simple terms population density refers to the number of people living in an area per kilometer square.

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