Official Name: | Misvær |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Nordland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Salten |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Bodø Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.48 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 245 |
Population Density Km2: | 510 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 8100 Misvær |
Coordinates: | 67.1187°N 14.9992°W |
Elevation M: | 12 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Misvær is a village in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Misværfjorden, about southeast of the town of Bodø in the Skjerstad district of Bodø. The 0.48km2 village has a population (2011) of 245. The population density is .[2]
Misvær was the administrative centre of the former municipality of Skjerstad. Misvær Church is located in the village. The Oldereid Hydroelectric Power Station, which draws water from the watercourses of the Oldereid[3] and Skred rivers, stands northwest of Misvær.
Misvær has its own weather station where accurate weather conditions are updated every 10 minutes. Historical weather data from the village is also available.