Bodø Region

The Bodø Region (Norwegian: Bodøregionen) is a metropolitan region in Nordland county in northern Norway, centered on the town of Bodø. Before 1 January 2005, the municipality of Skjerstad was part of the region, but it has since merged into the municipality of Bodø. There are several "city regions" that the government has declared in Norway.[1] The population figures are per 01.01.2014 [2]

Municipality	Population	Land Area	Population Density
Bodø	49,731	1,308 km² (505 sq mi)	38/km² (98/sq mi)
Gildeskål	2,023	619 km² (239 sq mi)	3/km² (7.8/sq mi)
Beiarn	1,188	1,181 km² (456 sq mi)	1/km² (2.6/sq mi)
Total	52,942	3,108 km² (1,200 sq mi)	17/km² (44/sq mi)

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

References

"Storbymeldingen" (in Norwegian). Regjeringen.no. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
http://www.ssb.no/164147/folkemengde-og-kvartalsvise-befolkningsendringar.heile-landet-fylke-og-kommunar. Retrieved 2014-02-23. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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[1] "Storbymeldingen" (in Norwegian). Regjeringen.no. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2012-02-14.

[2] ttp://www.ssb.no/164147/folkemengde-og-kvartalsvise-befolkningsendringar.heile-landet-fylke-og-kommunar. Retrieved 2014-02-23. Missing or empty |title= (help)