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Victoriahavn (historic name) | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Norway_Nordland_adm_location_map.svg)  Narvik &sq=&lang=&file=File:Norway_location_map.svg) Narvik | |
| Coordinates: 68°26′11″N 17°23′54″E / 68.4363°N 17.3983°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Ofoten |
| Municipality | Narvik Municipality |
| Established as | |
| Kjøpstad | 1 Jan 1902 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.93 km2 (2.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
• Total | 14,051 |
| • Density | 2,028/km2 (5,250/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Narviking Narvikværing |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 8514 Narvik |
(Norwegian) or Áhkánjárga (Northern Sami)[4] is a town[1] and the administrative centre of Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The town is located along the Ofotfjorden in the Ofoten region. The town lies on a peninsula located between the Rombaken fjord and the Beisfjorden. The European route E06 highway runs through the Beisfjord Bridge and Hålogaland Bridge crossing the two small fjords surrounding the town.[5]
The 6.93-square-kilometre (1,710-acre) town has a population (2023) of 14,051 which gives the town a population density of 2,028 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,250/sq mi).[2]
Narvik Church is the main church for the town. Narvik is a commercial centre for the region. The Narvik campus of the University of Tromsø has approximately 1,200 students in the town. There are some high-tech businesses in Narvik (among them Natech).
- ^ a b In the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".
- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (23 December 2023). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Narvik (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (17 June 2017). "Narvik – tettstedet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 January 2019.