Böda

This article is about the village in Borgholm, Öland. For other places in Sweden, see Boda (disambiguation).

Böda is a village (småort) in Böda socken, Borgholm Municipality, on the island of Öland, Sweden. Close to the Baltic Sea and giving access to sandy beaches, it is a popular tourist destination.^[1]

Böda church

Böda comprises several villages and small towns, including Kyrketorp with Böda church, Bödahamn (Böda harbor, at the southern end of Bödabukten, a bay), and Mellböda (which has a youth hostel^[2]). Bödahamn has a fishing port and marina as well as a sea rescue station. North and west of Böda is the state-owned Böda kronopark. Several camp sites are located near the white, sandy beach of Böda Sand on the Baltic Sea, "one of the island's best sandy beaches".^[2]

Population

• 1960: 227
• 1960: 213
• 1990: 144
• 1995: 120
• 2000: 101
• 2005: 100
• 2010: 109^[3]