Kvaløysletta
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Kvaløysletta is a village within the municipality of Tromsø
Tromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...

 in Troms
Troms
or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...

 county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the main city of Tromsø. It is located on the eastern shores of Kvaløya island in the western part of Tromsø. The village is located just across the Sandnessund Bridge
Sandnessund Bridge
Sandnessund Bridge is a cantilever road bridge that crosses Sandnessundet between Tromsøya and Kvaløya in Tromsø, Troms county, Norway. It is one of two bridges that connect Tromsøya with its surroundings...

 from the island of Tromsøya
Tromsøya
Tromsøya is a small island in the strait between the mainland and Kvaløya island in Tromsø municipality, Troms county, Norway. It contains the city centre and several residential areas of the city of Tromsø and has given the city its name. The island's area is roughly and has a population of...

. The village of Kvaløysletta has a population (2001) of 7,844 residents. The villages of Kjosen
Kjosen
Kjosen may refer to the following locations:*Kjosen in Drangedal municipality, Telemark, Norway*Kjosen in Lyngen municipality, Troms, Norway*Kjosen in Tromsø municipality, Troms, Norway...

 and Ersfjordbotn
Ersfjordbotn
Ersfjordbotn is a village at the end of the Ersfjord on the island of Kvaløya in the municipality of Tromsø in Troms county, Norway, about west of the city of Tromsø. Its population is 343. The villages of Kjosen and Kvaløysletta are located just to the east of Ersfjordbotn....

are located just to the west of Kvaløysletta.
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