Straumen (Sørfold)
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| Country | Norway | ||||
| Province (fylke) | North country | ||||
| Municipality (commune) : | Sørfold | ||||
| Coordinates : | 67 ° 21 ′ N , 15 ° 36 ′ E | ||||
| Residents : | 818 (2012-01-01) | ||||
| Area : | 0.84 km² | ||||
| Population density : | 974 inhabitants per km² | ||||
Straumen is a Tettsted and the administrative center in the municipality of Sørfold in Nordland .
Straumen is in the innermost part of the Sørfolda fjord . The largest employer is Elkem Salten. The company produces ferrosilicon for the European market.
The club Sørfold Innebandyklubb plays together with clubs from Bodø and Alta in the highest floorball league for Northern Norway.
The zip code is 8226.
The place would have received a train station on the unfinished polar orbit .
Web links
- Sørfold Municipality. Retrieved January 21, 2013 (Norwegian).
- Tettsteder. Folkemengde og areal, etter commune. In: Statistisk sentralbyrå. January 1, 2012, accessed January 21, 2012 (Norwegian).