Terråk

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Terråk
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Terråk
Terråk (Norway)
Coordinates: 65°05′13″N12°22′17″E / 65.08694°N 12.37139°E / 65.08694; 12.37139 Coordinates: 65°05′13″N12°22′17″E / 65.08694°N 12.37139°E / 65.08694; 12.37139
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Nordland
District Helgeland
Municipality Bindal
Area
[1]
 • Total0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
10 m (30 ft)
Population
(2013) [1]
 • Total544
 • Density892/km2 (2,310/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
7980 Terråk

Terråk is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Bindal in Nordland country, Norway. The village is located in the eastern part of the municipality, along the shore of the Sørfjorden arm of the Bindalsfjorden. The nearby Vassås Bridge connects Terråk to the village of Vassås just to the north.

An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.

Bindal Municipality in Nordland, Norway

Bindal is a municipality in the Helgeland region in the extreme southwest part of Nordland county, Norway. The administrative centre is the village of Terråk. Other villages include Bindalseidet, Holm, Vassås, Horsfjord and Åbygda.

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.

In 2013, the 0.61-square-kilometre (150-acre) village had a population (2013) of 544. The population density was 892 per square kilometre (2,310/sq mi). [1] Terråk is the commercial center for the municipality. Boat building has been historically important in the area, which is why the village hosts the annual Nordland boat regatta. [3]

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

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Boat building construction and engineering of boats

Boat building is the design and construction of boats and their systems. This includes at a minimum a hull, with propulsion, mechanical, navigation, safety and other systems as a craft requires.

Regatta series of boat races

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ↑ "Terråk" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  3. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Terråk – tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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