Søvik is a village and a regional service center in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the northwestern part of Ålesund Municipality, along the sea, just southeast of the islands of Bjørnøya and Terøya. The area was part of the municipality of Borgund until 1965 and then it was part of Haram Municipality until 2020 when it joined Ålesund.[3]
Søvik | |
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Village | |
  Søvik Location in Møre og Romsdal  Søvik Søvik (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 62°32′51″N 6°16′44″E / 62.5474°N 6.2790°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Sunnmøre |
| Municipality | Ålesund Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,001 |
| • Density | 1,192/km2 (3,090/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 6280 Søvik |
The 0.84-square-kilometre (210-acre) village has a population (2018) of 1,001 and a population density of 1,192 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,090/sq mi).[1] The main church for Søvik is Hamnsund Church, located just outside the village in Hamnsund.
Søvik is a service center for the population in the nearby smaller villages of Hamnsund and Gamlem, as well as the islands of Bjørnøya and Terøya. These services include the Søvik skule.[4] The main industries of Søvik are fishing, shipyards, and the provision of public and commercial services. Local companies are the STX Norway Offshore AS, Mørenot, Coop, Spar, and Mix.
References
edit- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Søvik, Haram (Møre og Romsdal)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
- ^ "Søvik skule" (in Norwegian). Haram kommune. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-10-21.