Sigerfjord

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

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Sigerfjord

|other_name =

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|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = IMG 1820a - Sigerfjord.jpg

|image_caption = View of the village

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

|pushpin_map = Nordland#Norway

|pushpin_label = Sigerfjord

|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 = Vesterålen

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Sortland Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 0.77

|population_as_of = 2023

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 818

|population_density_km2 = 1062

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 8406 Sortland

|coordinates = {{coord|68.6437|15.5116|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 12

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Sigerfjord, Sortland (Nordland)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Nordland/Sortland/Sigerfjord/ |publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2018-12-31}}}}

Sigerfjord{{cite web|url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/17281|title=Informasjon om stadnamn|website=Norgeskart|publisher=Kartverket|language=no|accessdate=2024-08-18}} is a village in Sortland Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the island of Hinnøya by the entrance to the Sigerfjorden. The village of Strand and the Sortland Bridge are located about {{convert|6|km}} to the north. Sigerfjord Church is located in this village.{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/Sigerfjord|title=Sigerfjord|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2012-07-29}}

The {{convert|0.77|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2023) of 818 which gives the village a population density of {{convert|1062|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}}

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Category:Sortland

Category:Villages in Nordland

Category:Populated places of Arctic Norway

Category:Vesterålen

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