Torsken (village)

Torsken (Norwegian) Doasku (Northern Sami)
Village
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Coordinates: 69°20′19″N17°06′19″E / 69.33861°N 17.10528°E / 69.33861; 17.10528
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Troms
District	Midt-Troms
Municipality	Senja Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	0.27 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	14 m (46 ft)
Population  (2019) [1]
• Total	208
• Density	770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	9381 Torsken

Torsken (Norwegian) or Doasku (Northern Sami) ^[3] is a village in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located along the Torskenfjorden on the southwestern part of the island of Senja. The Skipsfjorden branches off the main fjord just east of the village. The historic Torsken Church is located in this village. There is one road into the village, from the nearby village of Gryllefjord.

The 0.27-square-kilometre (67-acre) village had a population (2019) of 208 and a population density of 770 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,000/sq mi). Since 2019, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway. ^[1]

References

1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2022-04-03). "04859: Area and population of urban settlements (US) 2000 - 2021".
2. "Torsken, Torsken" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2012-12-02.
3. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket . Retrieved 2024-07-13.