{{Short description|Village in Verdal Municipality, Norway}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Vuku |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = Vuku kirke.jpg |image_caption = View of the village church |mapframe = yes |mapframe-zoom = 11 |mapframe-marker = village |pushpin_map = Trøndelag#Norway |pushpin_label = |pushpin_label_position = top |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Norway |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Central Norway |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Trøndelag |subdivision_type3 = District |subdivision_name3 = Innherred |subdivision_type4 = Municipality |subdivision_name4 = Verdal Municipality |timezone1 = CET |utc_offset1 = +01:00 |timezone1_DST = CEST |utc_offset1_DST = +02:00 |area_footnotes = <ref name="ssb" /> |area_total_km2 = 0.24 |population_as_of = 2024 |population_footnotes = <ref name="ssb" /> |population_total = 250 |population_density_km2 = 1042 |postal_code_type = Post Code |postal_code = 7660 Vuku |coordinates = {{coord|63.7763|11.7394|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = 41 |elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Vuku, Verdal (Trøndelag) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/Verdal/Vuku~2293302/ |access-date=2018-04-04 |publisher=yr.no}}</ref>}}
'''Vuku'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/574824 |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}}</ref> is a village in Verdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Helgåa and Inna where they become the Verdalselva river. The village is located about {{convert|40|km}} west of the village of Vera and about {{convert|15|km}} east of the town of Verdalsøra. Vuku is also a Church of Norway parish covering the central part of Verdal Municipality, with Vuku Church located in this village.
The {{convert|0.24|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2024) of 250 and a population density of {{convert|1042|PD/km2}}.<ref name="ssb">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2024-10-01 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}</ref>
==History== In the late 1800s, a group of parish members immigrated to the United States, where they established a sister church in what is now Foxhome, Minnesota. In 2015, the members of the Minnesotan Vukku Lutheran Church [https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/2015/07/church-celebrates-125-years-of-heritage/ celebrated 125 years of history].
==Notable people== *Jon Olav Hjelde, former Premier League footballer, grew up in Vuku and played for Vuku until he was signed by Rosenborg, then the biggest club in Norway. Later he got signed by Nottingham Forest.
==Climate== {{Weather box |metric first= yes |single line = yes |location = Verdal - Reppe 1992–2018 (81 m, extremes 1971-2018 includes earlier stations) |Jan record high C = 12 | Jan record low C = -26.4 |Feb record high C = 12.5 | Feb record low C = -25.4 |Mar record high C = 14.7 | Mar record low C = -20.5 |Apr record high C = 20.1 | Apr record low C = -14.7 |May record high C = 28.6 | May record low C = -4 |Jun record high C = 29.8 | Jun record low C = -1.2 |Jul record high C = 33 | Jul record low C = 1.8 |Aug record high C = 30.4 | Aug record low C = 0.2 |Sep record high C = 27 | Sep record low C = -3.1 |Oct record high C = 22.5 | Oct record low C = -8.8 |Nov record high C = 15.8 | Nov record low C = -18.7 |Dec record high C = 12.9 | Dec record low C = -23 |Jan high C = 0.6 |Feb high C = 0.7 |Mar high C = 3.7 |Apr high C = 8.7 |May high C = 13.9 |Jun high C = 17 |Jul high C = 20.4 |Aug high C = 19.3 |Sep high C = 14.8 |Oct high C = 8.7 |Nov high C = 3.7 |Dec high C = 1.4 <!-- Mean daily temperature --> |Jan mean C=-2 |Feb mean C=-2.2 |Mar mean C=-0.3 |Apr mean C=3.9 |May mean C=8.5 |Jun mean C=12.2 |Jul mean C=15 |Aug mean C=14.3 |Sep mean C=10.2 |Oct mean C=5 |Nov mean C=1.2 |Dec mean C=-1.1 |year mean C= |Jan low C = -4.9 |Feb low C = -4.8 |Mar low C = -3 |Apr low C = 0.8 |May low C = 4.8 |Jun low C = 8.2 |Jul low C = 11.2 |Aug low C = 10.7 |Sep low C = 7.6 |Oct low C = 3.1 |Nov low C = -1.2 |Dec low C = -4.1 |year low C = <!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. --> |precipitation colour=green <!-- Enter "green" for green precipitation colours, remove this line for blue colouring. --> |Jan precipitation mm=66 |Feb precipitation mm=65 |Mar precipitation mm=62 |Apr precipitation mm=44 |May precipitation mm=53 |Jun precipitation mm=92 |Jul precipitation mm=95 |Aug precipitation mm=99 |Sep precipitation mm=97 |Oct precipitation mm=86 |Nov precipitation mm=74 |Dec precipitation mm=86 |year precipitation mm= <!-- Mandatory fields, source --> |source 1= Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norwegian Meteorological Institute |url=http://sharki.oslo.dnmi.no/portal/page?_pageid=73,39035,73_39080&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL}}</ref> |source 2= NOAA - WMO averages 91-2020 Norway <ref>{{Cite web |title=NOAA WMO normals Norway 1991-2020 |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Norway/CSV/?C=D;O=A}}</ref> }}
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{{authority control}} Category:Verdal Municipality Category:Villages in Trøndelag