Nordkjosbotn


or is a small village in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies about southeast of the city of Tromsø. Two major highways, European route E6 and European route E8, meet in this village, making it a major crossroads in Northern Norway, with an estimated annual passage of 3 million people. The village has a population of 464 which gives the village a population density of. Nordkjosbotn Church is located in this village. Macks Ølbryggeri, a brewery, has been operating in Nordkjosbotn since 2012.

Location

Nordkjosbotn is located at the end of the Nordkjosen branch of the Balsfjorden where the river Nordkjoselva meets the fjord. The village is about wide filling the narrow valley between several mountains, some of which are more than above sea level, most notably Store Russetind to the southwest. The village has an area of about and is located on a partially marshy alluvial plain formed by the Nordkjoselva river. The village of Storsteinnes lies about west of Nordkjosbotn and the village of Hatteng lies about to the east.

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