Bjerka

{{Short description|Village in Hemnes Municipality, Norway}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Bjerka

|other_name =

|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline =

|image_caption = View of the village

|image_map = {{Infobox mapframe|zoom=11|marker=village}}

|pushpin_map = Nordland#Norway

|pushpin_label = Bjerka

|pushpin_label_position = bottom

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Northern Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Nordland

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Helgeland

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Hemnes Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 0.7

|population_as_of = 2024

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 476

|population_density_km2 = 680

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 8643 Bjerka

|coordinates = {{coord|66.1491|13.8362|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 6

|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Bjerka, Hemnes (Nordland) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Nordland/Hemnes/Bjerka/ |access-date=2019-02-11 |publisher=yr.no}}}}

Bjerka is a village in Hemnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the European route E6 highway and the Nordland Line, about {{convert|20|km}} southeast of Hemnesberget and about {{convert|7|km}} north of the municipal center of Korgen.{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Bjerka |url=http://snl.no/Bjerka |access-date=2011-12-06 |language=Norwegian}}

File:Bjerka_stasjon.jpg

The {{convert|0.7|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2024) of 476 and a population density of {{convert|680|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2024-10-01 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}