Bøvågen is a small village in Alver municipality,

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county,

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. It's located on the northern part of the island of Radøy. From 1924 until 1964, it was the

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of the former municipality of Hordabø. Hordabø Church is located in the village. The village sits about northwest of the village of

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. Bøvågen has had various industry over the years. Originally it was a

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, but more recently it has been home to a plant belonging to the industrial company ''Sverre Munck Elektro-Mekanisk Industri''.

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Villages in Vestland Alver (municipality) {{Vestland-geo-stub