Bjoa

Bjoa
Village
Bjoa
Bjoa

Location in Rogaland county

Coordinates: 59°39′53″N 05°38′39″E / 59.66472°N 5.64417°E / 59.66472; 5.64417Coordinates: 59°39′53″N 05°38′39″E / 59.66472°N 5.64417°E / 59.66472; 5.64417
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Rogaland
District Haugaland
Municipality Vindafjord
Elevation[1] 46 m (151 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 5584 Bjoa

Bjoa is a village in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the coast of the Bjoafjorden, just across the fjord from the island of Borgundøya. The village has a kindergarten and an elementary school, serving the northern portion of Vindafjord municipality.[2]

Bjoa is the site of a large blueberry farm as well as several companies such as Tveit Maskin AS and T.Sandsgård Anlegg AS. Bjoa Church is also located in the village.

References

  1. ↑ "Bjoa, Vindafjord (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
  2. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Bjoa" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-07-19.


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