Elevation 38 m (125 ft) Area 81 ha Local time Thursday 10:42 AM | Time zone CET (UTC+01:00) Population 721 (2013) | |
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Weather -2°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
Sjøvegan is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Salangen in Troms county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Sagfjorden, a branch of the Salangen. The river Salangselva empties into the fjord at Sjøvegan. The river flows through the lakes Nervatnet and Øvrevatnet just to the east of the village.
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Map of 9350 Sj%C3%B8vegan, Norway
The village is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of European route E6. The nearby town of Setermoen in Bardu is 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Sjøvegan and the village of Laberget is located about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) southwest of Sjøvegan.
The 0.81-square-kilometre (200-acre) village has a population (2013) of 721, which gives the village a population density of 890 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,300/sq mi). The home venue of the Salangen IF team is located in Sjøvegan. Salangen Church is also located in the village.
Name
The name is the plural of "Sjøveg" which means vei ned til sjøen or "the way down to the sea".