Kjøpsvik

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

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = {{native name|no|Kjøpsvik}}
{{native name|smj|Gásluokta}}

|other_name =

|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Kjøpsvik småbåthavn.jpg

|image_caption = View of the village harbour

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

|pushpin_map = Nordland#Norway

|pushpin_label = Kjøpsvik

|pushpin_label_position = left

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Northern Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Nordland

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Ofoten

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Narvik Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 0.97

|population_as_of = 2023

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 780

|population_density_km2 = 804

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 8590 Kjøpsvik

|blank_name = Climate

|blank_info = Dfc

|coordinates = {{coord|68.0961|16.3737|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 34

|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Kjøpsvik, Tysfjord (Nordland) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Nordland/Tysfjord/Kj%C3%B8psvik/ |access-date=2019-01-14 |publisher=yr.no}}}}

{{native name|no|Kjøpsvik}} or {{native name|smj|Gásluokta}}{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/441535 |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}} is a village in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the Tysfjorden, north of the small village of Storå. The island of Hulløya lies off the coast of Kjøpsvik. The {{convert|0.97|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2023) of 780 and a population density of {{convert|894|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2023-12-23 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}

There are regular ferry connections as part of Norwegian National Road 827 from Kjøpsvik to the village of Drag, across the fjord. The local Kjøpsvik Church serves the residents of this area. The main industry in Kjøpsvik is the Norcem cement factory.{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Kjøpsvik |url=http://snl.no/Kj%C3%B8psvik |access-date=2012-05-15 |language=Norwegian}}

The village was the administrative centre of the old Tysfjord Municipality until 1 January 2020 when Tysfjord was dissolved.

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Category:Narvik

Category:Villages in Nordland

Category:Populated places of Arctic Norway

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