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Fotlandsvåg
Village
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyHordaland
DistrictNordhordland
MunicipalityOsterøy
Area
 • Total0.4 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2013)[1]
 • Total292
 • Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5283 Fotlandsvåg

Fotlandsvåg is a village in Osterøy municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the island of Osterøy, along the Osterfjorden. The village lies in the northeastern part of the municipality, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of the village of Tysso and about the same distance northeast of the village of Hosanger. The village of Ostereidet lies just across the 3-kilometre (1.9 mi) wide Osterfjorden.[3]

The 0.4-square-kilometre (99-acre) village has a population (2013) of 292, giving the village a population density of 730 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,900/sq mi).[1] The main industries in the village are furniture manufacturing and fish farming as well as a hotel "Fjordslottet".[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Fotlandsvåg" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  3. ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Fotlandsvåg" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-04-25.