- Bø, Nordland
Infobox_Kommune
name=Bø
county=Nordland
idnumber=1867
landscape=Vesterålen
capital=Straume
governor=Sture Pedersen (H)
governor_as_of=2007
arearank=304
area=247
arealand=236
areapercent=0.08
population_as_of=2004
populationrank=269
population=3,041
populationpercent=0.07
populationdensity=13
populationincrease=-14.4
demonym=Bøfjerding
language=Neutral
lat_deg=68| lat_min=41| lat_sec=43| lon_deg=14| lon_min=34| lon_sec=46
utm_zone=33W| utm_northing=7620444 |utm_easting=0482954| geo_cat=adm2nd
munwebpage=www.boe.kommune.noBø is a municipality in the county of
Nordland , Norway.Bø was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see
formannskapsdistrikt ).The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Boy (Norse "Bœr"), since the first church was built there. The name is identical with the word "bœr", 'farm', and is a cognate with the Dutch "boer", which means "farmer".
Population
The municipality has sustained a steady decline in population since the 1950s when 6122 people lived in Bø. The 2001 census showed that the population had declined to 3156 [ [http://www.ssb.no/fob/kommunehefte/1867/fob_1867_tabeller.pdf Bø Kommune] Information sheet after the 2001 census, from the Norwegian Bureau of Statistics] , while the fourth quarter population estimate for 2007 showed the population at 2866. [ [http://www.ssb.no/emner/02/02/folkendrkv/2007k3/kvart18.html Population estimates October 1 2007 for Nordland] Norwegian Bureau of Statistics] . The bureau of statistics projects a continued population decline. [ [http://www.ssb.no/kommuner/1867 Figures for Bø Kommune] Norwegian Bureau of Statistics]
The municipality has 73 "gårdsnummer" in the
cadastre . [ [http://kuling.net/emner/bo-kommune# Kuling 2.0] (See list of "gårdsnummer" in right column) no icon] The largest and densest population center is the Vinje, Skagen and Steine area in the southwest of Nærøya [ [http://kuling.net/emner/19-vinje Kuling 2.0 entry on Vinje gård] no icon] , which is designated as the population center ("tettsted") "Bø" by the bureau of statistics and has 692 people. The other population center, the administrative center of Straume, has a population of 289. [ [http://www.ssb.no/emner/02/01/10/beftett/tab-2007-06-07-01.html Population in population centers] Norwegian Bureau of Statistics January 1, 2007]Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows a half boat. (The seaghost
draugen is travelling in a half boat.)References
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