Editing Bodø Municipality

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{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Bodø
|native_name_lang       = 
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|image_caption          = Bodø Town Hall in 2015
|idnumber               = 1804
|county                 = Nordland
|district               = Salten
|capital                = [[Bodø (town)|Bodø]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Bodøværing
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Bodø komm.svg
|flag                   = Flag of Bodø.svg
|webpage                = www.bodo.kommune.no
|mayor                  = [[Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen]]
|mayor_party            = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|elevation_max_m        = 1284.52
|highest_point_ref      = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank              = 66
|area_total_km2         = 1395.30
|area_land_km2          = 1311.08
|area_water_km2         = 84.22
|area_water_percent     = 6
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 19
|population_total       = 53712
|population_density_km2 = 38.5
|population_increase    = 8
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'''Bodø''' ({{IPA|no|ˈbûːdøː|pron|bodo.ogg}};<ref>{{Cite book |last=Berulfsen |first=Bjarne |title=Norsk Uttaleordbok |publisher=[[Aschehoug|H. Aschehoug & Co (W Nygaard)]] |year=1969 |location=Oslo |page=49 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Vanvik |first=Arne |title=Norsk Uttaleordbok: A Norwegian pronouncing dictionary |publisher=Fonetisk institutt, [[University of Oslo|Universitetet i Oslo]] |year=1985 |isbn=978-8299058414 |location=Oslo |page=51 |language=no, en}}</ref> {{langx|smj|Bådåddjo}}, {{langx|sv|Bodö}}) is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Nordland]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Districts of Norway|traditional region]] of [[Salten]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the [[Bodø (town)|town of Bodø]] (which is also the capital of [[Nordland]] county). Some of the notable villages in Bodø include [[Misvær]], [[Skjerstad]], [[Saltstraumen]], [[Løding]], [[Løpsmarka]], [[Kjerringøy]], [[Sørvær, Nordland|Sørvær]], and [[Fenes, Nordland|Fenes]].

The {{convert|1395|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 66th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Bodø is the 19th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 53,712. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|38.5|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 8% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref> The municipality of Bodø is located just north of the [[Arctic Circle]] and the [[Bodø (town)|town of Bodø]] (population: 42,831; about 80% of the residents of the municipality), is the largest urban area and town in Nordland county, and the second largest town in [[North Norway]].  

Bodø was named one of the [[European Capital of Culture|European Capitals of Culture]] for 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=David Nikel |year=2019 |title=Norway's Bodø Named A European Capital Of Culture For 2024 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2019/09/25/bod-norways-european-capital-of-culture-for-2024/#4be6e7b53caa |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926111552/https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2019/09/25/bod-norways-european-capital-of-culture-for-2024/#4be6e7b53caa |archive-date=26 September 2019 |access-date=2019-09-26 |website=[[Forbes]] |language=en}}</ref> It is also home to [[association football|football]] club [[Bodø/Glimt]], the northernmost club to win a European national league competition (namely [[Eliteserien]], the championship of Norway).

==History==
The municipality is named after the old ''Bodøgård'' farm ({{langx|non|Boðvin}}), since the town was built on its ground. The first element might be {{lang|non|boði}} which means "sunken rock" or "[[skerry]]" and the last element is {{wikt-lang|non|vin}} which means "[[meadow]]" or "[[pasture]]". The last element may have been misunderstood as {{wikt-lang|no|øy}} which means "[[island]]" (and written with the [[Danish language]] form ''{{lang|da|ø}}'').<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K21BAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1905 |edition=16 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=199 |language=no |access-date=28 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506085138/https://books.google.com/books?id=K21BAAAAIAAJ |archive-date=6 May 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
{{See also|Bodin Municipality#Name}}

==Coat of arms==
The [[coat of arms]] was first approved in 1889. It showed a midnight sun above a boat on the sea in front of a mountain range. The current version which is a simplified, modern version of the old arms was granted on 24 July 1959. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules]], a sun [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]"'' ({{langx|no|På rød bunn en gull sol}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[sun]]. The sun has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The sun was chosen since Bodø was the first [[List of cities and towns in Norway|town]] in Northern Norway, and it experiences the [[midnight sun]] every year. The arms were designed by [[Hallvard Trætteberg]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway – Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Bodø |access-date=2023-01-30 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bodø, Nordland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-18-04.html |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1959-07-24 |title=Forskrift om byvåpen og byflagg, Bodø kommune, Nordland |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1959-07-24-1 |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>
<gallery mode="packed">
Bodø gamle komm.png|Old arms (1889–1959)
Bodø komm.svg|Current arms (since 1959)
</gallery>

==Geography==
[[File:Mjeldevika 1.jpg|thumb|left|Mjelle in Bodø, a popular beach area at warm days in summer]]
[[File:Sunset.bodø.norway.jpg|thumb|left|Bodø is a compact town. The airport (left), harbour (upper right) and railway station (lower right) are all within walking distance of each other.]]

The municipality lies just north of the Arctic Circle where the midnight sun is visible from 1 June to 13 July. Due to atmospheric refraction, there is no true [[polar night]] in Bodø, but because of the mountains south of Bodø, the sun is not visible in parts of the municipality from early December to early January. The average number of sun-hours in Bodø is highest in June with a daily average of 22.1 hours.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Soltimer/Soltid |url=http://retro.met.no/met/met_lex/q_u/Soltid.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504080711/http://retro.met.no/met/met_lex/q_u/Soltid.htm |archive-date=4 May 2009 |access-date=19 November 2008 |publisher=Met.no |language=no}}</ref> 

Bodø Municipality is located along the [[Skjerstadfjorden]], south of [[Steigen Municipality]], west of [[Sørfold Municipality]] and [[Fauske Municipality]], northwest of [[Saltdal Municipality]], and northeast of [[Beiarn Municipality]] and [[Gildeskål Municipality]]. There are two island municipalities located to the west of Bodø Municipality: [[Røst Municipality]] and [[Værøy Municipality]].

Amongst the strongest tidal currents in the world, with water speeds reaching {{convert|22|knots}}, is [[Saltstraumen]], situated about {{convert|30|km}} southeast of Bodø. The village of [[Kjerringøy]] is a well preserved old trading village on the coast about {{convert|40|km}} north of the town of Bodø. With its scenic setting and authentic buildings, several movies have been shot at this little port, including ''Benoni og Rosa'' (based on [[Benoni (novel)|Knut Hamsun's novel]]), ''I am Dina'', and ''Telegrafisten''.

The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1284.52|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Lurfjelltinden, on the border of [[Beiarn Municipality]].<ref name="elev" /> The [[Skjerstad Fjord]], in the eastern part of Bodø, passes through the [[Saltstraumen]] into the [[Saltfjorden]]. The Saltfjorden then flows west into the [[Vestfjorden]]. Lakes in the region include [[Fjærvatnet]], [[Gjømmervatnet]], [[Heggmovatnet]], [[Soløyvatnet]], [[Valnesvatnet]], and [[Vatnvatnet]].

There are also several islands and island groups in Bodø. The islands of [[Straumøya]] and [[Knaplundsøya]] are in the Saltfjorden. Several bridges connect these islands to the mainland: [[Åselistraumen Bridge]], [[Indre Sunnan Bridge]], and [[Saltstraumen Bridge]]. The islands of [[Landegode]], [[Helligvær]], [[Bliksvær]], and [[Karlsøyvær]] all lie in the Vestfjorden. Several lighthouses are also located out in the Vestfjorden: [[Bjørnøy Lighthouse]], [[Grytøy Lighthouse]], [[Landegode Lighthouse]], [[Nyholmen Lighthouse]], and [[Tennholmen Lighthouse]].

===Nature===
Besides Saltstraumen, the municipality of Bodø has much wilderness for hikers. About {{convert|10|km}} north of the town of Bodø lies the popular [[recreation area]] Geitvågen. The area is inhabited by a large number of [[white-tailed eagle]]s. [[Sjunkhatten National Park]] is partly located in Bodø municipality, and there are also 17 [[nature reserve]]s. Sundstraumlian nature reserve has undisturbed mixed forest with [[marble]] [[bedrock]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sundstraumlian naturreserva |url=http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1687#4554 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220101441/http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1687#4554 |archive-date=20 February 2012 |access-date=19 November 2008 |language=no}}</ref> Skånland with coastal [[pine]] [[forest]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Skånland naturreservat |url=http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1655#4522 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220101501/http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1655#4522 |archive-date=20 February 2012 |access-date=19 November 2008 |language=no}}</ref> Børvatnet protecting a birch forest with many orchids,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://nordland.miljostatus.no/dm_documents/informasjonsplakat_B%C3%B8rvatnet_HunG2.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001095913/http://nordland.miljostatus.no/dm_documents/informasjonsplakat_B%C3%B8rvatnet_HunG2.pdf |archive-date=1 October 2011 |access-date=2010-02-12}}</ref> and Bliksvær nature reserve with well-preserved coastal nature of many types and a rich bird life, making it a [[Ramsar convention|Ramsar]] site as well.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bliksvær naturreservat |url=http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=3567#19895 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220101511/http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=3567#19895 |archive-date=20 February 2012 |access-date=19 November 2008 |language=no}}</ref>

==Climate==
Bodø features a [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfb'') or, if the original [[köppen climate|Köppen]] winter threshold {{convert|-3|°C}} is used, an [[oceanic climate]] (''Cfb'') in the 1991-2020 base period. The "midnight sun" is above the horizon from 1 June to 14 July (44 days), and the period with continuous daylight lasts a bit longer.
The all-time low  {{convert|-18.5|°C}} was recorded in February 1966. The all-time high {{convert|30.7|°C}} was set in July 2019. The warmest night recorded was June 29, 1972 with overnight low {{convert|21.7|°C}}. The average date for the first overnight freeze (below {{convert|0|°C|1|abbr=on}}) in autumn is October 12 (1981-2010 average).<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 September 2013 |title=Første frostnatt |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/forste-frostnatt-1.11261900}}</ref> The driest month on record was January 2014 with no precipitation at all, while the wettest was September 2009 with 293&nbsp;mm.

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|Jul record high C= 30.7
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|Sep mean C=10.1
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|Feb precipitation mm=78
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|Apr precipitation mm=71
|May precipitation mm=64
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|Dec precipitation days= 16
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|source 2= Meteostat<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meteostat Bodø Airport 1991-2020 (avg high/low) |url=https://meteostat.net/en/station/01152/climate |access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref>
}}


==Government==
Bodø Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Salten og Lofoten District Court]] and the [[Hålogaland Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Bodø is made up of 39 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/nordland/bodø#seats |access-date=2023-12-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 14
|INP                       = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Rødt                      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/nordland/bodø#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Grønne                    = 2
|Høyre                     = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Rødt                      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419034538/https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |archive-date=19 April 2020 |access-date=27 October 2019 |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 13
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|Rødt                      = 4
|Grønne                    = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/nordland/bodø#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 9
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Rødt                      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 10
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 6
|Venstre                   = 1
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 2
|note = On 1 January 2005, [[Skjerstad Municipality]] became part of Bodø Municipality.
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 47
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 12
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|Venstre                   = 1
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920122018/http://ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |archive-date=20 September 2014 |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 47
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 12
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522201730/http://ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |archive-date=22 May 2015 |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 47
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 13
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 7
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019115549/http://ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |archive-date=19 October 2014 |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 55
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 22
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 16
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019091914/http://ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |archive-date=19 October 2014 |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 55
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 22
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 18
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929113607/http://ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |archive-date=29 September 2014 |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 55
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 19
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 21
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315223921/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |archive-date=15 March 2016 |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 55
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 21
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 17
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421043257/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |archive-date=21 April 2016 |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 55
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 24
|Høyre                     = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 4
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421035823/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |archive-date=21 April 2016 |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 55
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 26
|Høyre                     = 12
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 4
|Venstre                   = 6
|note = On 1 January 1968, [[Bodin Municipality]] became part of Bodø Municipality.
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421050701/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |archive-date=21 April 2016 |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 24
|Høyre                     = 12
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|Venstre                   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317152829/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |archive-date=17 March 2016 |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 22
|Høyre                     = 12
|NKP                       = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214033802/https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |archive-date=14 February 2020 |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 19
|NKP                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317192202/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |archive-date=17 March 2016 |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 18
|NKP                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316182828/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |archive-date=16 March 2016 |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|NKP                       = 2
|Høyre                     = 8
|Venstre                   = 7
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825102312/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |archive-date=25 August 2014 |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|NKP                       = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Venstre                   = 5
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306080913/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |archive-date=6 March 2016 |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|H/FV                      = 11
|Venstre                   = 5
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1934
|end                       = 1937 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1935 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1934 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_057.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305031248/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_057.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2016 |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|H/FV                      = 13
|Venstre                   = 2
|Avholdspartiet            = 3
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1931
|end                       = 1934 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1932 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1931 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_viii_186.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421021925/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_viii_186.pdf |archive-date=21 April 2016 |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|H/FV                      = 12
|Venstre                   = 3
|Avholdspartiet            = 5
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1928
|end                       = 1931 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1929 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1928 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_viii_093.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421045123/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_viii_093.pdf |archive-date=21 April 2016 |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|H/FV                      = 9
|Venstre                   = 3
|Avholdspartiet            = 7
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1925
|end                       = 1928 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1926 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1925 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vii_192.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825102236/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vii_192.pdf |archive-date=25 August 2014 |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 10
|Avholdspartiet            = 8
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Local_Lists               = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1922
|end                       = 1925
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1923 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1922 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vii_078.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421054735/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vii_078.pdf |archive-date=21 April 2016 |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 13
|Avholdspartiet            = 8
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bodø
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1919
|end                       = 1922
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1920 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1919 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vi_189.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305140350/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vi_189.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2016 |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 14
|Avholdspartiet            = 8
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Bodø is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Coldevin |first=Axel |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013061808215 |title=Bodø bys historie |publisher=Bodø kommune |year=1937 |location=Bodø |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Coldevin |first=Axel |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007042401105 |title=Bodø by 1816-1966 |publisher=Bodø kommune |year=1966 |location=Bodø |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* 1838–1841: Severin Frederich Holmer
* 1842–1842: Melchior Koch
* 1843–1843: Mads Mortensen
* 1844–1844: Johan Tønnessen
* 1844–1845: Mads Mortensen
* 1846–1846: Jakob Lorentz Bar Tohrsen
* 1846–1847: Joachim Andreas Koht
* 1847–1850: Jakob Lorentz Bar Tohrsen
* 1850-1851: Severin Frederich Holmer
* 1851-1852: Melchior Koch
* 1852-1853: Berent Pettersen
* 1853-1854: Lorentz Wittrup Lied
* 1854-1854: Stig Othard Arntzen
* 1855-1855: Jens Width
* 1856-1857: Ole M. Groth
* 1857-1858: Stig Othard Arntzen
* 1858-1859: Jens Cornelius Koch
* 1859-1860: Ole M. Groth
* 1860-1861: Jens Cornelius Koch
* 1861-1862: Vilhelm Bernhard Jentoft
* 1862-1863: Carl Jakhelln
* 1863-1864: Hans H. Koch
* 1864-1865: Stig Othard Arntzen
* 1865-1866: Ole M. Groth
* 1866-1867: Christian Albrigt Jakhelln 
* 1867-1868: Ole M. Groth
* 1868-1868: Christian Albrigt Jakhelln
* 1869–1870: Jens Cornelius Koch
* 1871-1871: Carl Jakhelln
* 1871-1872: Vilhelm Bernhard Jentoft
* 1872-1872: Ole M. Groth
* 1872–1875: Christian H. Mathiesen
* 1875–1877: [[Rasmus Theisen]]
* 1878-1879: Jens Cornelius Koch
* 1879-1879: [[Rasmus Theisen]]
* 1880-1881: Jens Cornelius Koch
* 1881–1882: Reinholdt Gram Breien
* 1883-1884: Otto Koch
* 1884-1885: Reinholdt Gram Breien
* 1885-1886: Otto Koch
* 1886-1887: Jakob Hansen
* 1887-1887: Jacob Olsen Vig
* 1887–1889: Rasmus Schjølberg
* 1890-1891: Thor Grøner
* 1891-1892: Christian Albrigt Jakhelln 
* 1892-1893: Rasmus Schjølberg
* 1893-1894: Otto Koch
* 1894-1895: Rasmus Schjølberg
* 1895-1895: Otto Koch
* 1895-1896: Bertrand Gundersen
* 1896-1897: Rasmus Schjølberg
* 1897-1898: Bertrand Gundersen
* 1898-1899: Rasmus Schjølberg
* 1899–1900: Christian Jakhelln
* 1901-1902: [[Håkon Evjenth|Haakon Evjenth]]
* 1902-1903: Christian Jakhelln
* 1903-1903: Rasmus Schjølberg
* 1903–1904: Oskar Thue
* 1905–1907: Arnt Angell
* 1908–1910: Christian Jakhelln
* 1911–1912: Johan Lund
* 1913–1913: Martin Christoffersen
* 1914–1915: Ole Kristian Pedersen Bakken
* 1916-1917: [[Håkon Evjenth|Haakon Evjenth]]
* 1917-1918: Christian Jakhelln
* 1918-1919: Ole Kristian Pedersen Bakken
* 1919-1922: Christian Jakhelln
* 1923–1925: Ove Christian O. Owe
* 1926–1928: [[Håkon Evjenth|Haakon Evjenth]]
* 1929–1931: [[Johannes Høyer]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1932–1934: Haakon Koch ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1935–1937: Magnus Fische ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1938–1940: Haakon Koch ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1941–1943: Peder Johannes Seglem ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
* 1943–1945: Hans Kristensen ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
* 1945–1945: Haakon Koch ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1946–1948: [[Leif Jørgen Aune|Leif Aune]]
* 1948–1949: Morten Olsen 
* 1950–1961: Birger Hals ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1962–1967: Olav Hagen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1968–1969: Birger Hals ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1970–1971: Henry Forsaa ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1972–1975: Olav Hagen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1976–1978: Gunhild Støver ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1978–1983: Roar Nøstvik ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1984–1995: Per Pettersen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1995–1999: [[Oddleif Olavsen]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1999–2011: Odd-Tore Fygle ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2011–2015: Ole-Henrik Hjartøy ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2015–2023: Ida Maria Pinnerød ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2023–present: [[Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
{{div col end}}

==Military==
{{Main|Bodø Main Air Station}}
[[File:Widerøe Dash 8 landing at Bodø.jpg|thumb|Widerøe Dash 8 landing at Bodø]]
Bodø has a long history with the [[Norwegian Armed Forces]], and especially the [[Royal Norwegian Air Force]] (RNoAF). The Norwegian Armed Forces [[Forsvarets Operative Hovedkvarter|Joint Operational Headquarters]] are located at Reitan, east of Bodø. Parts of [[NATO]] air forces attending the annual [[Cold Response]] are stationed at [[Bodø Main Air Station]]. Bodø MAS was a major Norwegian military air base, housing two-thirds of Norway's [[F-16]] fighter force and two of RNoAFs SAR [[Westland Sea King|Sea Kings]]. In January 2022, the F-16s were retired from service, significantly reducing the importance of Bodø as an air station.
Bodin Leir located near the air station was an RNoAF recruit school including [[NASAMS|Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System]] personnel and a national response unit. The base was central during the [[Cold War]] due to its strategic location and proximity to the [[Soviet Union]]. It would have been vital in the build-up of NATO air and land forces to defend Norway, and thus the entire northern flank of NATO, in a war with the [[Warsaw Pact]]. It could also have been used as a forward base for American bombers. Now Bodin Leir is a camp to house military personnel for [[Norwegian Joint Headquarters|The Norwegian Joint Headquarters]] and [[Bodø Main Air Station]].

Bodø has a street named ''General Fleischer's Gate'' in honour of [[Carl Gustav Fleischer]].

Bodø received international attention during the [[U-2 Crisis of 1960|U-2 Crisis]] in May 1960, when it became known that the American [[Lockheed U-2|U-2]] pilot [[Gary Powers]] had been shot down over the Soviet Union on his way from [[Pakistan]] to Bodø.

==Culture==
[[File:Norsk Luftfartsmuseum.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|Norwegian Aviation Museum]]

Bodø's local newspapers are the {{Lang|no|[[Avisa Nordland]]}} and the on-line newspaper ''[[BodøNu]]''.

The [[Norwegian Aviation Museum]] and [[The Nordland Museum]] are located in Bodø. The Nordland Museum (Nordlandsmuseet) consists of 18 smaller museums, which are located in different cities in the Nordland region. The main Nordland Museum institution is the Bodø City Museum, where the museum administration has its headquarters. The Bodø City Museum has four permanent exhibitions: The [[Lofoten]] Fisheries, a [[Sami people|Sami]] exhibit, a [[Viking]] treasure, and an exhibition about Bodø's history from 1816 to 2000. In addition, the most recent smaller institution to open as part of the Nordland Museum was [[The Norwegian Jekt Trade Museum]]. It opened in 2019, and is located just outside of the city centre.

The [[Bodø Cathedral]] was built in 1956, representing post-war [[architecture]], whereas the [[Bodin Church]] just outside the city centre dates from the 13th century, representing a typical medieval stone church.

The new cultural centre "Stormen" (the storm) was opened in 2014. It contains a library, a concert hall and theatre. The building was designed by Daniel Rosbottom and David Howarth from London-based DRDH Architects. The official art projects in Stormen were curated by [[KORO]].

Bodø is host to the cultural festivals [[Nordland Musikkfestuke]], [[Parkenfestivalen]] and the Opptur festival every summer, as well as the free and volunteer-based [[Bodø Hardcore Festival]] in early winter. The avant-garde and experimental contemporary music festival [[Nødutgangfestivalen]] has been held annually since 2006.

[[Fram kino|Fram Kino]] was the first [[Movie theater|cinema]] in Norway, opening in 1908.

===Churches===
[[File:Saltstraumen kyrkje 2011.jpg|thumb|Saltstraumen kyrkje, 2011]]
The [[Church of Norway]] has six parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Bodø Municipality. It is part of the [[Bodø domprosti]] (arch-[[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Bodø'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="3"|Bodin||[[Bodin Church]]||[[Bodø (town)|Bodø]]||1240
|-
|[[Helligvær Church]]||[[Helligvær]]||1899
|-
|[[Landegode Church]]||[[Fenes, Nordland|Fenes]]||1920
|-
|Bodø Domkirke||[[Bodø Cathedral]]||[[Bodø (town)|Bodø]]||1956
|-
|Innstranden||[[Hunstad Church]]||[[Bodø (town)|Bodø]]||2013
|-
|rowspan="2"|Kjerringøy<br />og Rønvik||[[Kjerringøy Church]]||[[Kjerringøy]]||1883
|-
|[[Rønvik Church]]||[[Bodø (town)|Bodø]]||1997
|-
|rowspan="2"|Misvær og<br />Skjerstad||[[Misvær Church]]||[[Misvær]]||1912
|-
|[[Skjerstad Church]]||[[Skjerstad]]||1959
|-
|rowspan="2"|Saltstraumen||[[Saltstraumen Church]]||[[Knaplundsøya]]||1886
|-
|[[Tverlandet Church]]||[[Løding]]||1983
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Norway}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/bodo Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://insecam.org/en/view/947343/ Bodo online camera]
*[http://www.bodo.kommune.no/?tabID=371 Municipality website] {{in lang|no}}

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