Bø, Nordland
Bø is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Vesterålen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straume (grocery and gasoline stations). In addition to this, Bø municipality consists of several other villages including Steine and Vinje (grocery, liquor store, swimming pool, movie theater and additional service infrastructure), Gimstad, Fjærvoll, Straumsjøen, Skårvågen, Søberg, Malnes/ Eidet (grocery and hardware store), Guvåg, Hovden, Klakksjorda, Nykvåg, Utskor, Ringstad and Vågen. The area named Bø in Bø municipality is the place where Bø Church (built 1824) is located.
Bø Municipality
Bø kommune 6 | |
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Municipality | |
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Nordland within Norway | |
Bø within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 68°41′43″N 14°34′46″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Vesterålen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Straume |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2007) | Sture Pedersen (H) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 246.7 km2 (95.3 sq mi) |
| • Land | 234.9 km2 (90.7 sq mi) |
| • Water | 11.8 km2 (4.6 sq mi) 4.8% |
| • Rank | #288 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 2,584 |
| • Rank | #248 in Norway |
| • Density | 11/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −2.6% |
| Demonym | Bøfjerding |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1867 |
| Website | Official website |
The Litløy Lighthouse is located on the tiny island of Litløya off the coast of Bø.
The 247-square-kilometre (95 sq mi) municipality is the 288th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bø is the 248th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,584. The municipality's population density is 11 inhabitants per square kilometre (28/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 2.6% over the previous 10-year period.