Bodø Region Explained

The Bodø Region (no|Bodøregionen) is a metropolitan region in Nordland county in northern Norway, centered on the town of Bodø. Before 1 January 2005, Skjerstad Municipality was part of the region, but it has since merged into Bodø Municipality. There are several "city regions" that the government has declared in Norway.[1] The population figures are per 01.01.2014 [2]

MunicipalityPopulationLand AreaPopulation Density
Bodø Municipality49,7311308km238PD/km2
Gildeskål Municipality2,023619km23PD/km2
Beiarn Municipality1,1881181km21PD/km2
Total52,9423108km217PD/km2

In addition to these areas in the "official" region, many people in neighboring Fauske Municipality commute daily to Bodø.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Storbymeldingen. Regjeringen.no. Norwegian. 2012-02-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20130524194432/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/krd/documents/white/Propositions/20022003/Stmeld-nr-31-2002-2003-/10.html?id=403087. 2013-05-24. dead.
  2. Web site: Tabell - Folkemengde og kvartalsvise befolkningsendringar. Heile landet, fylke og kommunar. 2014-02-23.

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