Bodø Municipality#Mayors

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}}).{{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}}

{{See also|Bodin Municipality#Name}}

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" ({{langx|no|På rød bunn en gull sol}}). This means the arms have a red field (background) and the charge is a sun. The sun has a tincture of 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 town in Northern Norway, and it experiences the midnight sun every year. The arms were designed by Hallvard Trætteberg.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}

Bodø gamle komm.png|Old arms (1889–1959)

Bodø komm.svg|Current arms (since 1959)

File:Mjeldevika 1.jpg

File:Sunset.bodø.norway.jpg

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.{{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}}

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 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. 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.

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 eagles. Sjunkhatten National Park is partly located in Bodø municipality, and there are also 17 nature reserves. Sundstraumlian nature reserve has undisturbed mixed forest with marble bedrock,{{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}} Skånland with coastal pine forest,{{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}} Børvatnet protecting a birch forest with many orchids,{{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}} and Bliksvær nature reserve with well-preserved coastal nature of many types and a rich bird life, making it a Ramsar site as well.{{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}}

Bodø features a humid continental climate (Dfb) or, if the original 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).{{Cite web |date=25 September 2013 |title=Første frostnatt |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/forste-frostnatt-1.11261900}} The driest month on record was January 2014 with no precipitation at all, while the wettest was September 2009 with 293 mm.

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|Feb record high C= 9.6

|Mar record high C= 11.8

|Apr record high C= 18.2

|May record high C= 24.5

|Jun record high C= 29.9

|Jul record high C= 30.7

|Aug record high C= 28.2

|Sep record high C= 24.3

|Oct record high C= 18.8

|Nov record high C= 16.2

|Dec record high C= 10.1

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|Feb high C = 1.1

|Mar high C = 2.2

|Apr high C = 6.2

|May high C = 10.5

|Jun high C = 13.8

|Jul high C = 17

|Aug high C = 16.3

|Sep high C = 13

|Oct high C = 7.9

|Nov high C = 4.9

|Dec high C = 2.7

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|Feb mean C=-1

|Mar mean C=0.2

|Apr mean C=3.4

|May mean C=7.3

|Jun mean C=10.8

|Jul mean C=13.6

|Aug mean C=13.2

|Sep mean C=10.1

|Oct mean C=5.6

|Nov mean C=2.6

|Dec mean C=0.8

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|Jan low C = -2.9

|Feb low C = -3.3

|Mar low C = -2.4

|Apr low C = 1.3

|May low C = 4.9

|Jun low C = 8.2

|Jul low C = 11

|Aug low C = 10.6

|Sep low C = 8

|Oct low C = 3.9

|Nov low C = 0.9

|Dec low C = -1.4

|Jan record low C= -17.1

|Feb record low C= -18.5

|Mar record low C= -15.6

|Apr record low C= -10.3

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|Jul record low C= 2.8

|Aug record low C= 1.7

|Sep record low C= -2.8

|Oct record low C= -8.2

|Nov record low C= -12

|Dec record low C= -16.7

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|Jan precipitation mm=103

|Feb precipitation mm=78

|Mar precipitation mm=81

|Apr precipitation mm=71

|May precipitation mm=64

|Jun precipitation mm=65

|Jul precipitation mm=65

|Aug precipitation mm=84

|Sep precipitation mm=128

|Oct precipitation mm=138

|Nov precipitation mm=116

|Dec precipitation mm=119

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|Feb precipitation days= 13

|Mar precipitation days= 12

|Apr precipitation days= 11

|May precipitation days= 9

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|Aug precipitation days= 12

|Sep precipitation days= 17

|Oct precipitation days= 18

|Nov precipitation days= 15

|Dec precipitation days= 16

|Jan sun = 8.1

|Feb sun = 46.6

|Mar sun = 106.1

|Apr sun = 179.7

|May sun = 210.3

|Jun sun = 219.6

|Jul sun = 192.7

|Aug sun = 151.7

|Sep sun = 120.8

|Oct sun = 69.8

|Nov sun = 20.1

|Dec sun = 0

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|source 2= Meteostat{{Cite web |title=Meteostat Bodø Airport 1991-2020 (avg high/low) |url=https://meteostat.net/en/station/01152/climate |access-date=5 February 2022}}

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Bodø Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.{{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}} The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Salten og Lofoten District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.

The 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 party.

{{div col}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Bodø

|start = 2023

|end = 2027

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/nordland/bodø#seats |access-date=2023-12-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}

|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 = {{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}}

|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 = {{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}}

|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 = {{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}}

|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 =

|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 =

|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 =

|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 = {{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}}

|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 = {{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}}

|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 = {{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}}

|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 = {{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}}

|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 = {{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}}

|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 = {{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}}

|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 = {{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}}

|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 = {{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}}

|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 = {{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}}

|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 = {{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}}

|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 = {{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}}

|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 = {{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}}

|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 = {{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}}

|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 = {{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}}

|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 = {{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}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 28

|H/FV = 11

|Venstre = 5

|Arbeiderpartiet = 12

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Bodø

|city = yes

|start = 1934

|end = 1937

|reference = {{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}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 28

|H/FV = 13

|Venstre = 2

|Avholdspartiet = 3

|Arbeiderpartiet = 10

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Bodø

|city = yes

|start = 1931

|end = 1934

|reference = {{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}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 28

|H/FV = 12

|Venstre = 3

|Avholdspartiet = 5

|Arbeiderpartiet = 8

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Bodø

|city = yes

|start = 1928

|end = 1931

|reference = {{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}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 28

|H/FV = 9

|Venstre = 3

|Avholdspartiet = 7

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Bodø

|city = yes

|start = 1925

|end = 1928

|reference = {{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}}

|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 = {{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}}

|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 = {{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}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 28

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 14

|Avholdspartiet = 8

|}}

{{div col end}}

The 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:{{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}}{{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}}

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• 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: 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: Haakon Evjenth
• 1917-1918: Christian Jakhelln
• 1918-1919: Ole Kristian Pedersen Bakken
• 1919-1922: Christian Jakhelln
• 1923–1925: Ove Christian O. Owe
• 1926–1928: Haakon Evjenth
• 1929–1931: Johannes Høyer (H)
• 1932–1934: Haakon Koch (H)
• 1935–1937: Magnus Fische (H)
• 1938–1940: Haakon Koch (H)
• 1941–1943: Peder Johannes Seglem (NS)
• 1943–1945: Hans Kristensen (NS)
• 1945–1945: Haakon Koch (H)
• 1946–1948: Leif Aune
• 1948–1949: Morten Olsen
• 1950–1961: Birger Hals (Ap)
• 1962–1967: Olav Hagen (Ap)
• 1968–1969: Birger Hals (Ap)
• 1970–1971: Henry Forsaa (Ap)
• 1972–1975: Olav Hagen (Ap)
• 1976–1978: Gunhild Støver (H)
• 1978–1983: Roar Nøstvik (H)
• 1984–1995: Per Pettersen (Ap)
• 1995–1999: Oddleif Olavsen (H)
• 1999–2011: Odd-Tore Fygle (Ap)
• 2011–2015: Ole-Henrik Hjartøy (H)
• 2015–2023: Ida Maria Pinnerød (Ap)
• 2023–present: Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen (H)

{{div col end}}

{{Main|Bodø Main Air Station}}

File:Widerøe Dash 8 landing at Bodø.jpg

Bodø has a long history with the Norwegian Armed Forces, and especially the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF). The Norwegian Armed Forces 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 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 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 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 in May 1960, when it became known that the American U-2 pilot Gary Powers had been shot down over the Soviet Union on his way from Pakistan to Bodø.

File:Norsk Luftfartsmuseum.jpg

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 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 was the first cinema in Norway, opening in 1908.

File:Saltstraumen kyrkje 2011.jpg

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.

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• [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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