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, Skjerstad Municipality was part of the region, but it has since merged into Bodø Municipality. 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 Municipality	49,731	1,308 km2 (505 sq mi)	38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Gildeskål Municipality	2,023	619 km2 (239 sq mi)	3/km2 (7.8/sq mi)
Beiarn Municipality	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)

Urban areas in the Norwegian city region of Bodø.

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