Bodø Municipality
municipality in Nordland, Norway
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Summary
Bodø Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of municipality of norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,225 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: International Cities of Refuge Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nordland[4]
- Country: Norway[5]
- Head of government: Ida Maria Pinnerød[6]
- Capital: Bodø[7]
- Shares border with: Sørfold Municipality[8], Fauske Municipality[9], Saltdal Municipality[10], Gildeskål Municipality[11], Beiarn Municipality[12]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Jönköping Municipality[14], Vyborg[15], Kuopio[16]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Bodø[17]
- Commons category: Bodø[18]
- Inception: 1816[19]
- Highest point: Lurfjelltinden[20]
- Significant event: boundary change[21]
- Official website: https://bodo.kommune.no/[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bodø Municipality[23]
- Commons gallery: Bodø[24]
- Population: 51,022[25], 51,558[26], 52,357[27], 52,560[28], 52,803[29], 53,259[30], 53,712[31], 53,725[32], 53,638[33]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Bodø[34]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[36], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37]
- Number of households: 24,008[38], 9071[39], 2741[40], 4698[41], 5985[42], 1513[43]
- Demonym: bodøværing[44]
- Native label: Bodø[45]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Bodø[46]
- Different from: budō[47]
- Elevation above sea level: 12 m[48]
Why It Matters
Bodø Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]