Gilja
Gilja | |
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Village | |
 View of the farmland just outside the village | |
  Gilja Location inRogalandcounty  Gilja Gilja (Norway) | |
| Coordinates:58°48′25″N06°15′32″E/ 58.80694°N 6.25889°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Jæren |
| Municipality | Gjesdal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.31 km2(0.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 383 |
| • Density | 1,235/km2(3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| Post Code | 4335 Dirdal |
Giljais a village inGjesdalmunicipality inRogalandcounty,Norway.The village is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of the village ofDirdalin the Dirdalen valley. TheFrafjord Tunnelconnects Gilja with the village ofFrafjord,located in the next valley on the other side of the mountains.[3]
The 0.31-square-kilometre (77-acre) village has a population (2019) of 383 and apopulation densityof 1,235 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,200/sq mi).[1]The village is the site of a window factory which employs many of the local inhabitants.[3]
References
[edit]- ^abcStatistisk sentralbyrå(1 January 2019)."Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^"Gilja, Gjesdal (Rogaland)"(in Norwegian).yr.no.Retrieved2016-02-29.
- ^abStore norske leksikon."Gilja"(in Norwegian).Retrieved2016-02-29.
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