Vangsvik is a village in the municipality of Tranøy

Tranøy

Tranøy is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The municipality is situated on the southern coast of the island Senja. The municipal centre is the village of Vangsvik in the east. Stonglandseidet and Å in the west are other population centers. The now abandoned island of Tranøya, with its 18th...

 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...

. The village, which is the administrative centre of the municipality, has a population of about 350. The village has a school, church, store, and medical office. There is also a large fish farming

Fish farming

Fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture, while other methods may fall under mariculture. Fish farming involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures, usually for food. A facility that releases young fish into the wild for recreational fishing or to supplement a species'...

 facility nearby. The Senja Rutebil (bus company) has its headquarters in Vangsvik.

Vangsvik is located on the south side of the island of Senja

Senja

Senja is the second largest island in Norway . It is located along the Troms county coastline with Finnsnes as the closest town. Senja is connected to the mainland by the Gisund Bridge. The municipalities located on Senja are Lenvik , Berg, Torsken, and Tranøy...

, along the Solbergfjord. It is about 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of the village of Finnsnes

Finnsnes

is a small town located in the municipality of Lenvik on the mainland near the island of Senja, in Troms county, Norway. The population is 4,185. The municipality is well provided with kindergartens and a decentralized school system on both primary and secondary level...

 in neighboring Lenvik

Lenvik

Lenvik is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The municipality is partly situated on the mainland, partly on the island of Senja. The administrative center is the town of Finnsnes, where the Gisund Bridge connects Senja to the mainland by road. Other settlements include Aglapsvik, Gibostad,...

 municipality. Vangsvik is also about 32 km (19.9 mi) northeast of the village of Stonglandseidet

Stonglandseidet

Stonglandseidet is a village in the municipality of Tranøy in Troms county, Norway. The village has a population of 225, and it is home to a grocery store, bank, nursing home, church, and public school....

 and about 40 km (24.9 mi) from the village of Å

Å, Tranøy

Å is a village in the municipality of Tranøy in Troms county, Norway. The village is home to 132 residents . The village is about across the Vågsfjorden from the city of Harstad...

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