Bismo

Bismo
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Bismo is located in Innlandet
Bismo
Bismo
Location of the village
Bismo is located in Norway
Bismo
Bismo
Bismo (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°53′03″N 8°16′00″E / 61.88406°N 8.26665°E / 61.88406; 8.26665
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictGudbrandsdalen
MunicipalitySkjåk Municipality
Area
 • Total1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total634
 • Density526/km2 (1,360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
2690 Skjåk

Bismo is a town in and the administrative centre of Skjåk municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Otta in the Ottadalen valley, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Grotli and about 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of Fossbergom.[3]

The 1.2-square-kilometre (300-acre) village has a population (2021) of 634 and a population density of 526 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,360/sq mi).[1]

The Norwegian National Road 15 runs through the village. The lake Aursjoen lies on the mountain plateau just north of the village and the mountain Tverrfjellet lies just south of the village. Skjåk Church lies just east of the village.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2021). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Bismo, Skjåk". yr.no. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (29 March 2022). "Bismo". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 April 2022.