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Hjelmelandsvågen

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Country
  
Norway

County
  
Rogaland

Municipality
  
Hjelmeland

Area
  
67 ha

Population
  
558 (2015)

Region
  
Western Norway

District
  
Ryfylke

Elevation
  
2 m (7 ft)

Local time
  
Monday 2:17 AM

Hjelmelandsvågen

Weather
  
6°C, Wind SE at 19 km/h, 69% Humidity

Hjelmelandsvågen is the administrative centre of Hjelmeland municipality, Norway. The village is located on the south side of the mouth of the Jøsenfjorden. The 0.67-square-kilometre (170-acre) village has a population (2015) of 558, giving the village a population density of 833 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,160/sq mi).

Map of 4130 Hjelmelandsv%C3%A5gen, Norway

The Norwegian National Road 13 runs through the village, with a ferry connection across the Jøsenfjorden and to the nearby island of Ombo. The village sits about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the village of Fister and about the same distance north of the village of Årdal. Hjelmeland Church is located in the village.

References

Hjelmelandsvågen Wikipedia