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This article is about the municipality in Norway. For the town in Bodø Municipality, see Bodø (town).
Bodø kommune
Municipality
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MF «Landegode» ved Bodø hamn.JPG Bodö 09.JPG
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MS Tege, Bodø.JPG SandhornetFromBodo.JPG
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From upper left: Bodø harbour, MF "Landegode" at Bodø harbour, Office buildings at Bodø harbour, Lille Hjartøy by Bodø harbor, MS "Tege" at Bodø harbour, Sandhornet from the town of Bodø, Bodø Town Hall in 2015
Flag of Bodø kommune
Flag
Coat of arms of Bodø kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Bodø kommune
Nordland within
Norway
Bodø within Nordland
Bodø within Nordland
Coordinates: 67.2827°N 14.3751°ECoordinates: 67.2827°N 14.3751°E
Country Norway
County Nordland
District Salten
Established 1 Jan 1838
Administrative centre Bodø
Government
• Mayor (2015) Ida Maria Pinnerød (Ap)
Area
• Total 1,395.27 km2 (538.72 sq mi)
• Land 1,310.97 km2 (506.17 sq mi)
• Water 84.30 km2 (32.55 sq mi) 6%
Area rank 66 in Norway
Population (2020)
• Total 52,357 Increase
• Rank 16 in Norway
• Density 39.9/km2 (103/sq mi)
• Change (10 years) 10.7%
Demonym(s) bodøværing[1]
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-1804
Official language form Neutral[2]
Website bodo.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway
Bodø (pronounced [ˈbûːdøː] (About this soundlisten);[3][4] Lule Sami: Bådåddjo, Swedish: Bodö) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the 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, and Fenes.

The municipality of Bodø is located just north of the Arctic Circle and the town of Bodø is the largest urban area and town in Nordland county, and the second-largest town in North Norway. The 1,395-square-kilometre (539 sq mi) municipality is the 66th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bodø is the 19th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 52,357. The municipality's population density is 39.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (103/sq mi) and its population has increased by 10.7% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]

Bodø was named one of the European Capitals of Culture for 2024.[7] It is also home to football club Bodø/Glimt, the northernmost club to win a European league competition.