Odda (town)

Odda
View of the town
View of the town
Odda is located in Vestland
Odda
Odda
Location of the town
Odda is located in Norway
Odda
Odda
Odda (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°04′09″N 6°32′44″E / 60.0691°N 6.5456°E / 60.0691; 6.5456
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictHardanger
MunicipalityUllensvang Municipality
Established as 
By (town)2004
Area
 • Total
2.82 km2 (1.09 sq mi)
Elevation3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total
4,876
 • Density1,729/km2 (4,480/sq mi)
DemonymOdding
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5750 Odda

Odda is a town in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality and the largest urban area in the whole Hardanger district. The town is located at the southern end of the Sørfjorden, in a narrow valley between towering mountains and the lake Sandvinvatnet to the south. The large Folgefonna glacier lies just west of Odda, high up in the mountains. The village of Odda was declared a "town" in 2004.[3]

The 2.82-square-kilometre (700-acre) town has a population (2019) of 4,876 and a population density of 1,729 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,480/sq mi).[1] The town also includes the Eitrheim area, just northwest of the town centre.[4] Odda Church is located in the town centre. Norwegian National Road 13 is the main road going through the town.

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Odda, Ullensvang (Vestland)". yr.no. Archived from the original on 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Odda – tettstedet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".