Kjøpsvik

Kjøpsvik (Norwegian) or Gásluokta (Lule Sami)^[3] is a village in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the Tysfjorden, north of the small village of Storå. The island of Hulløya lies off the coast of Kjøpsvik. The 0.97-square-kilometre (240-acre) village has a population (2023) of 780 and a population density of 894 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,320/sq mi).^[1]

Kjøpsvik (Norwegian) Gásluokta (Lule Sami)
Village
View of the village harbour
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Coordinates: 68.0961°N 16.3737°E / 68.0961; 16.3737
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Nordland
District	Ofoten
Municipality	Narvik Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	34 m (112 ft)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	780
• Density	804/km2 (2,080/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	8590 Kjøpsvik
Climate	Dfc

There are regular ferry connections as part of Norwegian National Road 827 from Kjøpsvik to the village of Drag, across the fjord. The local Kjøpsvik Church serves the residents of this area. The main industry in Kjøpsvik is the Norcem cement factory.^[4]

The village was the administrative centre of the old Tysfjord Municipality until 1 January 2020 when Tysfjord was dissolved.

Media gallery

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  View of the main road in Kjøpsvik
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  Kjøpsvik ferry port
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  Kjøpsvik Church

References

1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2023-12-23). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
2. "Kjøpsvik, Tysfjord (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
3. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
4. Store norske leksikon. "Kjøpsvik" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-15.