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Klokkarvik

Coordinates: 60°13′29″N 05°09′03″E / 60.22472°N 5.15083°E / 60.22472; 5.15083
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Klokkarvik
Village
View of the village's ferry quay
View of the village's ferry quay
Klokkarvik is located in Vestland
Klokkarvik
Klokkarvik
Location of the village
Klokkarvik is located in Norway
Klokkarvik
Klokkarvik
Klokkarvik (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°13′29″N 05°09′03″E / 60.22472°N 5.15083°E / 60.22472; 5.15083
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictMidhordland
MunicipalityØygarden
Area
 • Total0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Elevation34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total731
 • Density1,091/km2 (2,830/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5378 Klokkarvik

Klokkarvik is a village in Øygarden municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southeastern part of the island of Sotra, approximately 40 minutes outside the city of Bergen. It lies along the coast of Sotra, at the confluence of the Raunefjorden, Fanafjorden, and Korsfjorden. The islands of Lerøyna and Bjelkarøyna lie just east off the coast of Klokkarvik.[3]

The 0.67-square-kilometre (170-acre) village has a population (2019) of 731 and a population density of 1,091 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,830/sq mi).[1] Sund Church, built in a fan-shaped design in 1997, is located in Klokkarvik.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Klokkarvik, Sund (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Klokkarvik" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 December 2014.