Løding

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

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Løding

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|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Løding in Bodø 2013.jpg

|image_caption = View of the village

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

|pushpin_map = Nordland#Norway

|pushpin_label = Løding

|pushpin_label_position = top

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Northern Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Nordland

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Salten

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Bodø Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 1.33

|population_as_of = 2023

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 3332

|population_density_km2 = 2505

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 8050 Tverlandet

|coordinates = {{coord|67.3006|14.7385|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 20

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Løding, Bodø (Nordland)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Nordland/Bod%C3%B8/L%C3%B8ding/ |publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2019-01-29}}}}

Løding{{cite web|url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/329513|title=Informasjon om stadnamn|website=Norgeskart|publisher=Kartverket|language=no|accessdate=2024-09-15}} is a village in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about {{convert|17|km}} east of the town of Bodø, and is connected to the town by the Tverlandet Bridge. The village is mostly referred to as Tverlandet, which also encompasses the areas Hopen, Vatne, Heggmoen, Mjønes, Vågan, Holand, Skålbunes, Elstad, Oddan, Allmenningen, Godøynes (Gaunes), and Naurstad, all of which lies around the village.

The {{convert|1.33|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2023) of 3,332 and a population density of {{convert|2505|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |authorlink=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}}

The village lies at the northern terminus of Norwegian County Road 17 and along the Nordland Line railway. The Tverlandet Church is located in Løding, and the local sports club is Tverlandet IL. In the centre of the village, there is a doctor's office, dentist office, and grocery stores, along with the country's first Nikita hair salon. There is a building material store and a specialist store within caravan and equipment. Within the village there is a retirement home, several kindergartens, and a school up and until ungdomsskole.

The lake Vatnvatnet lies north of the village.