Klokkarvik

Klokkarvik
Village
View of the village's ferry quay
Klokkarvik
Location in Hordaland county
Klokkarvik
Klokkarvik (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°13′29″N 05°09′03″E / 60.22472°N 5.15083°E / 60.22472; 5.15083Coordinates: 60°13′29″N 05°09′03″E / 60.22472°N 5.15083°E / 60.22472; 5.15083
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Hordaland
District Midhordland
Municipality Sund
Area[1]
  Total 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 34 m (112 ft)
Population (2013)[1]
  Total 677
  Density 1,092/km2 (2,830/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 5378 Klokkarvik

Klokkarvik is a village in Sund municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located on the southeastern part of the island of Sotra, approximately 40 minutes outside the city of Bergen. It lies along the coast of Sotra, at the confluence of the Raunefjorden, Fanafjorden, and Korsfjorden. The islands of Lerøyna and Bjelkarøyna lie just east off the coast of Klokkarvik.[3]

The 0.62-square-kilometre (150-acre) village has a population (2013) of 677, giving the village a population density of 1,092 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,830/sq mi).[1] Sund Church is located in Klokkarvik.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Klokkarvik, Sund (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Klokkarvik" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-12-15.


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