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Bodø

Northern Europe

Bodø is a town in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway, serving as the administrative centre of both the municipality and the county. It sits on the Bodø peninsula between the Vestfjorden and the Saltfjorden, just north of the Arctic Circle, and is the largest urban area and town in Nordland county and the second largest town in Northern Norway. The town covers 14.91 square kilometers with a population of 42,831 as of 2023. Bodø was named one of the European Capitals of Culture for 2024, alongside Bad Ischl and Tartu, and is home to FK Bodø/Glimt, one of Norway's most successful football clubs.

Facts
Population
53,712 1
Area (sq km)
1395.3049 2
Founding Year
1816 2
Population Estimate Year
2024 2
Elevation (m)
12 2
Latitude
67.283056 degrees north 2
Longitude
14.383056 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
Sources
1. Bodø (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
Bodø Municipality is the 19th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 53,712.
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2. Bodø (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 67.283056, longitude 14.383056
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 12 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 1395.3049 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1816
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population (2024)
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3. GeoNames: Bodø - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3160881
    67.28267 14.37513 P PPLA NO 09 1804 34073 13 Europe/Oslo
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 13 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 67.25, 14.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 67.25, 14.25
67.25 14.25 Dfc
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Wikidata: Bodø
Wikidata Q39383, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Bodø (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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