Kjøpsvik

Also known as Gásluokta

or 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 village has a population (2023) of 780 and a population density of .

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Vinony's link graph records 20 inbound references to Kjøpsvik, and connects out to Norway, time zone and Norwegian.

The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 2 mapped points.

Vinony files it under Narvik Municipality, Populated places of Arctic Norway and Villages in Nordland.

Vinony links it to 18 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Kjøpsvik småbåthavn.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of the village harbour
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 11
Settlement.mapframe marker: village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Nordland#Norway
Settlement.pushpin_label: Kjøpsvik
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northern Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Nordland
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Ofoten
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Gásluokta
Population: 786
Area: 1
Elevation: 34
Image: Hovedveien Kjøpsvik med Stetind.jpg

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Commons category: Kjøpsvik
native label: Gásluokta

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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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kjøpsvik” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.