Gilja

Gilja
Village

View of the farmland just outside the village
Gilja
Gilja

Location in Rogaland county

Coordinates: 58°48′25″N 06°15′32″E / 58.80694°N 6.25889°E / 58.80694; 6.25889Coordinates: 58°48′25″N 06°15′32″E / 58.80694°N 6.25889°E / 58.80694; 6.25889
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Rogaland
District Jæren
Municipality Gjesdal
Area[1]
  Total 0.3 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 77 m (253 ft)
Population (2015)[1]
  Total 394
  Density 1,313/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 4335 Dirdal

Gilja is a village in Gjesdal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of the village of Dirdal in the Dirdalen valley. The Frafjord Tunnel connects Gilja with the village of Frafjord, located in the next valley on the other side of the mountains.[3]

The 0.3-square-kilometre (74-acre) village has a population (2015) of 394, giving the village a population density of 1,313 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,400/sq mi).[1] The village is the site of a window factory which employs many of the local inhabitants.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2015). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.".
  2. "Gilja, Gjesdal (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  3. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Gilja" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-29.


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