Misvær is a village in
Bodø Municipality in
Nordland
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county,
Norway
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. It is located at the end of the
Misværfjorden, about southeast of the
town of Bodø in the
Skjerstad
Skjerstad () is a village in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The small village of Skjerstad sits at the mouth of the Misværfjorden, where it joins Skjerstadfjorden. The village is also the location of Skjerstad Church. The vi ...
district of Bodø. The village has a population (2011) of 245. The
population density
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is .

Misvær was the
administrative centre
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ...
of the former municipality of
Skjerstad
Skjerstad () is a village in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The small village of Skjerstad sits at the mouth of the Misværfjorden, where it joins Skjerstadfjorden. The village is also the location of Skjerstad Church. The vi ...
.
Misvær Church is located in the village. The
Oldereid Hydroelectric Power Station stands northwest of Misvær.
Misvær has its ow
weather stationwhere accurate weather conditions are updated every 10 minutes. Historical weather data from the village is also available.
References
Bodø
Villages in Nordland
Populated places of Arctic Norway
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