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Vågsvåg

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Country
  
Norway

County
  
Sogn og Fjordane

Municipality
  
Vågsøy Municipality

Area
  
37 ha

Region
  
Western Norway

District
  
Nordfjord

Elevation
  
6 m (20 ft)

Population
  
207 (2012)

Vågsvåg

Vågsvåg is a village in Vågsøy Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on the southern shore of the island of Vågsøy along the Vågsfjorden, a part of the main Nordfjorden. The village looks across the fjord towards the island of Husevågøy.

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Vågsvåg is located about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) northwest of the village of Holvika, and about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of the town of Måløy. The Hendanes Lighthouse lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Vågsvåg.

The 0.37-square-kilometre (91-acre) village has a population (2012) of 207, giving the village a population density of 559 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,450/sq mi).

References

Vågsvåg Wikipedia