Sjøvegan

Sjøvegan is the administrative centre of Salangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Sagfjorden, a branch of the Salangen fjord. The river Salangselva empties into the fjord at Sjøvegan. The river flows through the lakes Nervatnet and Øvrevatnet just to the east of the village.

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Settlement.official_name: Sjøvegan
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Sjovegan from Hogfjell.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of the village
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 11
Settlement.mapframe marker: village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Troms#Norway
Settlement.pushpin_label: Sjøvegan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northern Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Troms
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Hålogaland

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Wikidata facts

Country: Norway
Located in: Salangen Municipality
Population: 812
Area: 0.81
Elevation: 38
Capital of: Salangen Municipality
Image: Sjøvegan Sentrum i 2023.jpg

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The village is located about east of European route E6. The nearby town of Setermoen in Bardu Municipality is east of Sjøvegan and the village of Laberget is located about southwest of Sjøvegan.

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