Oppeid

{{Short description|Village in Hamarøy Municipality, Norway}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = {{native name list|tag1=no|name1=Oppeid|tag2=smj|name2=Badjesijdda}} |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = |image_caption = View of the village |mapframe = yes |mapframe-zoom = 11 |mapframe-marker = village |pushpin_map = Nordland#Norway |pushpin_label = Oppeid |pushpin_label_position = left |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Norway |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Northern Norway |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Nordland |subdivision_type3 = District |subdivision_name3 = Salten |subdivision_type4 = Municipality |subdivision_name4 = Hamarøy Municipality |timezone1 = CET |utc_offset1 = +01:00 |timezone1_DST = CEST |utc_offset1_DST = +02:00 |area_footnotes = <ref name="ssb" /> |area_total_km2 = 0.68 |population_as_of = 2023 |population_footnotes = <ref name="ssb" /> |population_total = 557 |population_density_km2 = 819 |postal_code_type = Post Code |postal_code = 8294 Hamarøy |coordinates = {{coord|68.0852|15.6094|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = 73 |elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Oppeide, Hamarøy (Nordland)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Nordland/Hamar%c3%b8y/Oppeide/ |publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2019-01-19}}</ref>}}

{{native name|no|'''Oppeid'''}} or {{native name|smj|'''Badjesijdda'''}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/623987|title=Informasjon om stadnamn|website=Norgeskart|publisher=Kartverket|language=no|accessdate=2024-09-03}}</ref> is the administrative centre of Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located about {{convert|90|km}} southwest of the town of Narvik. It is located right next to the village of Presteid on a small isthmus of land between the Kaldvågfjorden and the Presteidfjorden. The village is home to the Knut Hamsun Upper Secondary School, a museum, and cafe.<ref name="snl">{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/Oppeid|title=Oppeid|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2012-05-07}}</ref>

thumb | left|View of the Skogheim farm in Oppeid. The {{convert|0.68|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2023) of 557 and a population density of {{convert|819|PD/km2}}.<ref name="ssb">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |authorlink=Statistics Norway |date=2023-12-23|title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}</ref>

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{{authority control}} Category:Hamarøy Municipality Category:Villages in Nordland Category:Populated places of Arctic Norway Category:Administrative centres of municipalities of Norway