Eikelandsosen

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Eikelandsosen
Village
Eikelandsosen is located in Vestland
Eikelandsosen
Eikelandsosen
Location of the village
Eikelandsosen is located in Norway
Eikelandsosen
Eikelandsosen
Eikelandsosen (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°14′30″N 05°44′39″E / 60.24167°N 5.74417°E / 60.24167; 5.74417Coordinates: 60°14′30″N 05°44′39″E / 60.24167°N 5.74417°E / 60.24167; 5.74417
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictMidhordland
MunicipalityBjørnafjorden
Area
 • Total0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total539
 • Density749/km2 (1,940/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5640 Eikelandsosen

Eikelandsosen is a village in the municipality of Bjørnafjorden in Vestland county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Eikelandsfjorden, a small arm off the main Fusafjorden. The village sits to the southeast of the village of Holmefjord, west of the village of Holdhus, and northeast of the village of Fusa.[3]

The 0.72-square-kilometre (180-acre) village has a population (2019) of 539 and a population density of 749 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,940/sq mi).[1]

The village was the administrative center of the old Fusa Municipality prior to its dissolution in 2020.

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Eikelandsosen, Fusa (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Eikelandsosen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 July 2014.