Storå, Norway

Storå (Norwegian) or Jågåsijdda (Lule Sami) is a village in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of the village of Kjøpsvik, on the opposite side of the Tysfjorden. The village population has decreased significantly in the last 20 years, so now there are only a few residents living in Storå. The local economy consists of agriculture and fishing. There are ferry connections from here to the villages of Kjøpsvik and Drag.

Storå (Norwegian)
Jågåsijdda (Lule Sami)
Historic: Jogasiida (Lule Sami)
Village
Storå is located in Nordland
Storå
Storå
Location of the village
Storå is located in Norway
Storå
Storå
Storå (Norway)
Coordinates: 68.0728°N 16.3897°E / 68.0728; 16.3897
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictOfoten
MunicipalityNarvik
Elevation14 m (46 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8587 Storå

References

  1. "Storå, Tysfjord (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-01-15.


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