Gibostad is a village on the large island of Senja in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. Gibostad is a former trading centre, located about 20 km (12 mi) north of the Gisund Bridge. Many of the buildings in the harbour area are about 200 years old. The soil is very fertile and therefore suitable for farming, which is why Senja is also home to an agricultural school at Senja High School. The lake Lysvatnet is located just west of the village.
The 0.4-square-kilometre (99-acre) village has a population (2017) of 326 which gives the village a population density of 815 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,110/sq mi).[1]
For a long time, Gibostad was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Lenvik, but the administration was moved to Finnsnes during the 1960s, following the growth of that city. Gibostad is the largest village on northern Senja, located about midway between Botnhamn and Finnsnes, where the strait of Gisundet is narrowest. The village of Bjorelvnes and Lenvik Church lie directly across the strait from Gibostad.
^ abcStatistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
^"Gibostad" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
Gibostad is a village on the large island of Senja in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. Gibostad is a former trading centre, located about 20 km...
Gibostad Chapel (Norwegian: Gibostad kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village...
oceanic climate like western Senja. Older climate data from the village Gibostad on the eastern shore of the island; facing the mainland, during 1961-1990...
County Road 86. Other villages in the municipality included Aglapsvik, Gibostad, Botnhamn, Fjordgård, Finnfjordbotn, Husøy, Langnes, Laukhella, Silsand...
Botnhamn is located about 28 kilometres (17 mi) northwest of the village of Gibostad and 52 kilometres (32 mi) northwest of the town of Finnsnes. Botnhamn is...
along the Gisundet strait, directly across the strait from the village of Gibostad. The village of Langnes lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Bjorelvnes...
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