Sør-Arnøy Explained

Official Name:Sør-Arnøy
Other Name:Sørarnøya / Sørarnøy
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Nordland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Salten
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Gildeskål Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.66
Population As Of:2007
Population Total:205
Population Density Km2:311
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8135 Sørarnøy
Coordinates:67.1363°N 13.9669°W
Elevation M:16
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Sør-Arnøy[2] is a small fishing village in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village covers the majority of the island of Sør-Arnøya. The closest town to Sør-Arnøy is Bodø, which is located about to the northeast on the mainland.[3]

The 0.66km2 village had a population (2007) of 205 and a population density of . Since 2007, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sør-Arnøy, Gildeskål (Nordland). yr.no. 2019-01-30.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-09-22.
  3. Encyclopedia: Sørarnøy – tettbebyggelse. Geir. Thorsnæs. 2019-01-30. 2017-07-14. . Kunnskapsforlaget. Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2022-04-03 . 04859: Area and population of urban settlements (US) 2000 - 2021 .