Official Name: | Søvik |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Møre og Romsdal#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Møre og Romsdal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Møre og Romsdal |
Subdivision Name3: | Sunnmøre |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Ålesund Municipality |
Area Total Km2: | 0.84 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 1001 |
Population Density Km2: | 1192 |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 6280 Søvik |
Coordinates: | 62.5474°N 6.279°W |
Elevation M: | 20 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Søvik is a village and a regional service center in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the northwestern part of Ålesund Municipality, along the sea, just southeast of the islands of Bjørnøya and Terøya. The area was part of the municipality of Borgund until 1965 and then it was part of Haram Municipality until 2020 when it joined Ålesund.[2]
The 0.84km2 village has a population (2018) of 1,001 and a population density of .[3] The main church for Søvik is Hamnsund Church, located just outside the village in Hamnsund.
Søvik is a service center for the population in the nearby smaller villages of Hamnsund and Gamlem, as well as the islands of Bjørnøya and Terøya. These services include the Norwegian: Søvik skule.[4] The main industries of Søvik are fishing, shipyards, and the provision of public and commercial services. Local companies are the STX Norway Offshore AS, Mørenot, Coop, Spar, and Mix.