Bø, Vesterålen


Vinje
Bø i Vesterålen
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Bø i Vesterålen is located in Nordland
Bø i Vesterålen
Bø i Vesterålen
Bø i Vesterålen is located in Norway
Bø i Vesterålen
Bø i Vesterålen
Coordinates: 68°37′15″N 14°26′48″E / 68.6208°N 14.4467°E / 68.6208; 14.4467
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictVesterålen
MunicipalityBø Municipality
Area
 • Total0.8 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total589
 • Density736/km2 (1,910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8470 Bø i Vesterålen

or Vinje[3] is a village in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the southwest shore of the large island of Langøya, looking out towards the small island of Litløya. Norwegian County Road 820 runs through the village. Bø Church stands just east of the village.[4]

The urban area of "Bø" is actually a name used by Statistics Norway to refer to the three smaller villages of Vinje, Steine, and Skagan which have grown together due to conurbation and now form one large urban area.[4] The 0.8-square-kilometre (200-acre) village has a population (2023) of 589 and a population density of 736 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,910/sq mi).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (2023-12-23). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Bø, Bø (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  3. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  4. ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-08-16). "Bø – tettsted i Nordland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-12-29.