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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Oppeid
Oppeid (Norwegian) or Badjesijdda (Lule Sami) is the administrative centre of Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southwest of the town of Narvik. It is located right next to the village of Presteid on a small isthmus of land between the Kaldvågfjorden and the Presteidfjorden. The village is home to the Knut Hamsun Upper Secondary School, a museum, and cafe.

View of the Skogheim farm in Oppeid.

The 0.68-square-kilometre (170-acre) village has a population (2023) of 557 and a population density of 819 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,120/sq mi).

References

  1. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2023-12-23). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Oppeide, Hamarøy (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  3. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  4. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Oppeid" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-07.


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