Oppeid

Coordinates: 68°05′07″N 15°36′34″E / 68.0852°N 15.6094°E / 68.0852; 15.6094
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Oppeid
Oppeide
Village
Oppeid is located in Nordland
Oppeid
Oppeid
Location in Nordland
Oppeid is located in Norway
Oppeid
Oppeid
Oppeid (Norway)
Coordinates: 68°05′07″N 15°36′34″E / 68.0852°N 15.6094°E / 68.0852; 15.6094
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictSalten
MunicipalityHamarøy
Area
 • Total0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation73 m (240 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total551
 • Density787/km2 (2,040/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8294 Hamarøy

Oppeid or Oppeide is the administrative centre of Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southwest of the town of Narvik. It is located right next to the village of Presteid on a small isthmus of land between the Kaldvågfjorden and the Presteidfjorden. The village is home to the Knut Hamsun videregående skole (upper secondary school), a museum, and cafe.[3]

The 0.7-square-kilometre (170-acre) village has a population (2018) of 551 which gives the village a population density of 787 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,040/sq mi).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Oppeide, Hamarøy (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Oppeid" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-07.