Narvik (town)

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Narvik (Norwegian) Áhkánjárga (Northern Sami) Victoriahavn (historic name)
Town/City[1]
View of the town
Narvik Show map of Nordland Narvik Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 68°26′11″N 17°23′54″E / 68.4363°N 17.3983°E / 68.4363; 17.3983
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Nordland
District	Ofoten
Municipality	Narvik Municipality
Established as
Kjøpstad	1 Jan 1902
Area [2]
• Total	6.93 km2 (2.68 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	87 m (285 ft)
Population  (2023)[2]
• Total	14,051
• Density	2,028/km2 (5,250/sq mi)
Demonyms	Narviking Narvikværing
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	8514 Narvik

Narvik^ⓘ (Norwegian) or Áhkánjárga (Northern Sami)^[4] is a town^[1] and the administrative centre of Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The town is located along the Ofotfjorden in the Ofoten region. The town lies on a peninsula located between the Rombaken fjord and the Beisfjorden. The European route E06 highway runs through the Beisfjord Bridge and Hålogaland Bridge crossing the two small fjords surrounding the town.^[5]

The 6.93-square-kilometre (1,710-acre) town has a population (2023) of 14,051 which gives the town a population density of 2,028 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,250/sq mi).^[2]

Narvik Church is the main church for the town. Narvik is a commercial centre for the region. The Narvik campus of the University of Tromsø has approximately 1,200 students in the town. There are some high-tech businesses in Narvik (among them Natech).