Country Norway County Nordland Municipality Bø Elevation 7 m Local time Wednesday 6:14 AM | Region Northern Norway District Vesterålen Time zone CET (UTC+01:00) Area 43 ha Population 309 (2013) | |
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Weather -2°C, Wind NW at 24 km/h, 71% Humidity | ||
Straume is the administrative centre of the municipality of Bø in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. The village is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the villages of Bø (to the south) and Eide (to the north), in the west central part of the municipality. The 0.43-square-kilometre (110-acre) village has a population (2013) of 309. The population density of the village is 719 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,860/sq mi).
Map of 8475 Straume, Norway
Straume is the junction of county roads 820, 901, and 903. The Straume Nature Reserve lies south of the village.
References
Straume, Nordland Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA