| Official Name: | Božakovo |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | White Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Southeast Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Metlika |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.35 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 119 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 45.6458°N 15.3738°W |
| Elevation M: | 176.1 |
| Postal Code: | 8330 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Božakovo (in Slovenian pronounced as /bɔˈʒaːkɔʋɔ/; in older sources also Božjakovo,[2] [3] German: Boschakowo[3] or Boschiakou[2] [4]) is a village on the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipality of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The entire area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[5]
Božakovo was attested in written sources as ecclesia … Marie Magdalene in 1334 and Wosiackh in 1490.[6]
The local church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and belongs to the Parish of Metlika. It was built in the 18th century.[7]