Buvika

Village in Central Norway, Norway

63°18′45″N 10°11′03″E / 63.3125°N 10.1841°E / 63.3125; 10.1841CountryNorwayRegionCentral NorwayCountyTrøndelagDistrictOrkdalenMunicipalitySkaunArea

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• Total1.47 km² (0.57 sq mi)Elevation

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3 m (10 ft)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total3,089 • Density2,101/km² (5,440/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Post Code

7350 Buvika

Buvika is a village in the municipality of Skaun in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Gaulosen, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord, about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) southwest of the mouth of the Gaula River. Buvika lies along the European route E39, about halfway between the villages of Børsa and Leinstrand. The village of Buvika was the municipal center of the former municipality of Buvik from 1855 until its dissolution in 1965, and this is also where Buvik Church is located.^[3]

The western part of the village of Buvika is called Ilhaugen. Together, the 1.47-square-kilometre (360-acre) village area has a population (2018) of 3,089 and a population density of 2,101 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,440/sq mi).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
^ "Buvika, Skaun (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
^ Haugen, Morten, ed. (2017-07-19). "Buvika". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-01-31.