Nordkjosbotn

Also known as Gárgán

or is a small village in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village lies about southeast of the city of Tromsø. The village has a population (2023) of 483 and a population density of .

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Within Vinony's link graph, Nordkjosbotn is referenced by 18 other articles, 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 Balsfjord Municipality, Populated places of Arctic Norway and Villages in Troms.

Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Nordkjosbotn.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of the village
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 11
Settlement.mapframe marker: village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Troms#Norway
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_label: Nordkjosbotn
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northern Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Troms
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Hålogaland
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: Norway
Located in: Balsfjord Municipality
Population: 509
Area: 0.7
Elevation: 6
Image: Nordkjosbotn.jpg

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Commons category: Nordkjosbotn
native label: Gárgán

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Encyclopedic overview

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Two major highways, European route E6 and European route E8, meet in this village, making it a major crossroads in Northern Norway, with an estimated annual passage of 3 million people. Nordkjosbotn Church is located in this village. Macks Ølbryggeri, a brewery, has been operating in Nordkjosbotn since 2012.

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