Kaupanger

Kaupanger
Village
View of Kaupanger (left) from Storhaugen mountain
View of Kaupanger (left) from Storhaugen mountain
Kaupanger is located in Vestland
Kaupanger
Kaupanger
Location of the village
Kaupanger is located in Norway
Kaupanger
Kaupanger
Kaupanger (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°11′04″N 07°14′32″E / 61.18444°N 7.24222°E / 61.18444; 7.24222
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictSogn
MunicipalitySogndal
Area
 • Total
1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Elevation1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2013)[1]
 • Total
1,012
 • Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6854 Kaupanger

Kaupanger is a village situated along the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the municipality of Sogndal in Vestland county, Norway. It sits along the Norwegian National Road 5, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southeast of the municipal centre of Sogndalsfjøra and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northeast of the Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen. Kaupanger IL is a sports club located in Kaupanger.

The 1.1-square-kilometre (270-acre) village has a population (2019) of 1,012 and a population density of 920 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,400/sq mi).[1]

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Kaupanger" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-09-04.