Bø Municipality
former municipality in Telemark, Norway
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Summary
Bø Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 160 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #38 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Telemark[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Olav Kasland[5], Borgar Torbjørn Kaasa[6]
- Instance of: former municipality of Norway[7]
- Capital: Bø[8]
- Shares border with: Notodden Municipality[9], Sauherad[10], Nome Municipality[11], Kviteseid Municipality[12], Seljord Municipality[13]
- Commons category: Bø, Telemark[14]
- Inception: 1838[15]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: December 31, 2019[16]
- Highest point: Jøronnatten[17]
- Significant event: boundary change[18]
- Official website: http://www.bo.kommune.no/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bø, Telemark[20]
- Commons gallery: Bø i Telemark[21]
- Population: 6101[22]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Bø in Telemark[23]
- Replaced by: Midt-Telemark[24]
- Category for people born here: Category:People from Bø, Telemark[25]
- Number of households: 3454[26], 2251[27], 200[28], 258[29], 203[30], 542[31]
- Demonym: bøhering[32]
- Area: 263.21 km²[33], 27.054357134645837 km²[34], 3.5278202081301 km²[35], 1.4214005583954994 km²[36], 3.603546316413726 km²[37], 201.3361905745202 km²[38], 23.708295526382198 km²[39], 1.6302814914250512 km²[40], 0.25378295139890233 km²[41], 0.6717786098830523 km²[42]
- Has list: Grunnkretser i Bø kommune i Telemark[43]
- Language used: Nynorsk[44]
- Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity: Midt-Telemark[45]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Bø, Telemark[46]
Why It Matters
Bø Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]