Bøvågen

Bøvågen
Village
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Coordinates: 60°41′56″N 04°55′41″E / 60.69889°N 4.92806°E / 60.69889; 4.92806Coordinates: 60°41′56″N 04°55′41″E / 60.69889°N 4.92806°E / 60.69889; 4.92806
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Hordaland
District	Nordhordland
Municipality	Radøy
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01:00)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code	5937 Bøvågen

Bøvågen is a small village in Radøy municipality, Hordaland county, Norway. It's located on the northern part of the island of Radøy. From 1924 until 1964, it was the administrative centre of the former municipality of Hordabø. Hordabø Church is located in the village.

The village sits about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the municipal centre of Manger. Bøvågen has had various industry over the years. Originally it was a fishing village, but more recently it has been home to a plant belonging to the industrial company Sverre Munck Elektro-Mekanisk Industri.

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