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Village in Lyngen Municipality, Norway Village in Northern Norway, Norway
Village
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Coordinates: 69°26′29″N 20°09′15″E / 69.4414°N 20.1541°E / 69.4414; 20.1541
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms
DistrictNord-Troms
MunicipalityLyngen Municipality
Area
 • Total0.42 km (0.16 sq mi)
Elevation6 m (20 ft)
Population
 • Total240
 • Density571/km (1,480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code9062 Furuflaten

Furuflaten (Norwegian), Vuošvággi (Northern Sami), or Vuosvankka (Kven) is a village in Lyngen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located along the Lyngen fjord. Furuflaten is located at the mouth of the Lyngsdalselva river, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the village of Lyngseidet and about 54 kilometres (34 mi) straight southeast of the city of Tromsø.

The 0.42-square-kilometre (100-acre) village has a population (2023) of 240 and a population density of 571 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,480/sq mi).

References

  1. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2023-12-23). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Furuflaten, Lyngen (Troms)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  3. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-09.


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