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Uggdal

Village in Tysnes Municipality, Norway

Summary

Village in Tysnes Municipality, Norway

FieldValue
official_nameUggdal
Uggdalseidet
settlement_typeVillage
image_skylineUtsyn mot kommunehusa i Uggdal.JPG
image_captionView of Uggdal showing the administrative buildings and others
mapframeyes
mapframe-zoom11
mapframe-captionInteractive map of the village
mapframe-markervillage
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNorway
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Western Norway
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Vestland
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Sunnhordland
subdivision_type4Municipality
subdivision_name4Tysnes Municipality
timezone1CET
utc_offset1+01:00
timezone1_DSTCEST
utc_offset1_DST+02:00
area_footnotes
area_total_km20.4
population_as_of2023
population_footnotes
population_total296
population_density_km2740
postal_code_typePost Code
postal_code5685 Uggdal
coordinates
elevation_m24
elevation_footnotes

Uggdalseidet |mapframe-zoom = 11 |mapframe-caption = Interactive map of the village |mapframe-marker = village

Uggdal or Uggdalseidet is the administrative centre of Tysnes Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the west side of the island of Tysnesøya. The village is located in the northern part of the Uggdalsdalen valley near the western coast. The village of Våge lies about 4 km north of Uggdal.

The 0.4 km2 village had a population (2023) of and a population density of 740 PD/km2. Since 2023, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway since the village is no longer considered large enough to be an urban settlement.

The southern part of the village is a small residential area known as Uggdalseidet and the northern part of the village is known as Uggdal. Uggdal is the site of the municipal administration, a doctor's office, the local fire and police stations, as well as a school. Uggdal Church is also located in the village, serving the southwestern part of the island of Tysnesøya.

References

References

  1. "Uggdalseidet, Tysnes". [[yr.no]].
  2. "Informasjon om stadnamn: Uggdal". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
  3. "Informasjon om stadnamn: Uggdalseidet". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
  4. {{Cite SNL. Tysnes. Tysnes. 2026-01-25. Thorsnæs. Geir. 2025-08-01
  5. Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2022-04-03). "04859: Area and population of urban settlements (US) 2000 - 2021".
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