Vik, Sømna
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Vik is a village and the administrative centre
of the municipality of Sømna
in Nordland
county, Norway
. It lies about 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of the village of Berg
. The local church, Sømna Church
, was built here in 1876. The 0.72 square kilometres (177.9 acre) village has a population (2011) of 364. The population density
is 506 PD/km2.
Administrative centre
An administrative centre is a term often used in several countries to refer to a county town, or other seat of regional or local government, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located....
of the municipality of Sømna
Sømna
Sømna is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative center of Sømna is the village of Vik i Helgeland...
in Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It lies about 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of the village of Berg
Berg, Nordland
Berg is a village in the municipality of Sømna in Nordland county, Norway. The village lies about north of Vik, just south of the municipal border with Brønnøy. The village of Trælnes lies just north of Berg . The village has a population of 505, including the 22 people in the area just over...
. The local church, Sømna Church
Sømna Church
Sømna Church is a parish church in the municipality of Sømna in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vik i Helgeland. The church is part of the Sømna parish in the Sør-Helgeland deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white wooden church building was built in 1876. ...
, was built here in 1876. The 0.72 square kilometres (177.9 acre) village has a population (2011) of 364. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
is 506 PD/km2.