Sirevåg

Sirevåg

Sirevåg

Village in Western Norway, Norway

Sirevåg is a village in Hå municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located in the southeastern part of the municipality, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the village of Hellvik in neighboring Eigersund municipality. The village of Ogna sits immediately north of Sirevåg. The Sørlandet Line (traditionally called the Jæren Line) runs through Sirevåg, with the Jæren Commuter Rail stopping at Sirevåg Station.[3]

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The main source of income in Sirevåg is shrimp harvesting and processing, fishing, and agriculture. The main agricultural activities in this area is raising dairy cows, beef cows, pigs, sheep, and fur farming. Growing potatoes is also common.

Sirevåg has a very large mole/breakwater protecting its harbour.

The 0.59-square-kilometre (150-acre) village has a population (2019) of 655 and a population density of 1,110 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,900/sq mi).[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. [2]
    "Sirevåg, Hå (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  3. [3]
    Store norske leksikon. "Sirevåg" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-06-21.



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