Skogsvåg

Skogsvågen
Skogsvåg
Village
Skogsvågen
Location in Hordaland county
Skogsvågen
Skogsvågen (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°15′18″N 05°06′05″E / 60.25500°N 5.10139°E / 60.25500; 5.10139Coordinates: 60°15′18″N 05°06′05″E / 60.25500°N 5.10139°E / 60.25500; 5.10139
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Hordaland
District Midhordland
Municipality Sund
Area[1]
  Total 0.4 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 22 m (72 ft)
Population (2013)[1]
  Total 465
  Density 1,163/km2 (3,010/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 5382 Skogsvåg

Skogsvågen or Skogsvåg is the administrative centre of Sund municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern coast of the island of Sotra in the northern part of the municipality, just northeast of the village of Hammarsland. The village is the site of Sund senter (a shopping center), Skogsvåg kindergarten, Skogsvåg stadium, Sotra Upper Secondary School, and the Sund og Sundheimen nursing home. The 0.4-square-kilometre (99-acre) village has a population (2013) of 465, giving the village a population density of 1,163 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,010/sq mi).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Skogsvågen, Sund (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-12-11.


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