Uthaug
settlement in Ørland Municipality, Norway
Uthaug is a village in Ørland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the south shore of the Bjugnfjorden about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of the village of Opphaug, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the town of Brekstad, and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the Kjeungskjær Lighthouse. Ørland Airport lies just south of the village.
The 0.31-square-kilometre (77-acre) village has a population (2024) of 349 and a population density of 1,126 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,920/sq mi).
Uthaug is home to fish processing and concrete manufacturing industries. It also has a good harbor with a breakwater. The Uthaugsgården museum is an old preserved trading post that is located in the village.
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