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Bø Municipality
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former municipality in Telemark, Norway
Key facts
- Country
- Norway
- County
- Telemark
- District
- Midt-Telemark
- Established
- 1 Jan 1838
- Created as
- Formannskapsdistrikt
- Disestablished
- 1 Jan 2020
- Succeeded by
- Midt-Telemark Municipality
- Administrative centre
- Bø i Telemark
- Mayor 2011 2019
- Olav Kasland ( V )
- Total
- 263.20 km (101.62 sq mi)
- Land
- 258.25 km (99.71 sq mi)
- Water
- 4.95 km (1.91 sq mi) 1.9%
- Rank
- # 291 in Norway
- Density
- 25.7/km (66.5/sq mi)
- Change 10 years
- +20.2%
- Demonym
- Bøhering
- Norwegian form
- Nynorsk
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- bøhering
- Population
- 6101
- Area
- 0.6717786098830523
- Official website
- www.bo.kommune.no
- Image
- Tåke over Nordsjø.jpg
- Households
- 542
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- Bø i Telemark
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2019-12-31
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- Bø, Telemark
- inception
- 1838-00-00
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Bø is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It was part of the traditional region of Midt-Telemark, but was historically regarded as part of Grenland. The 263-square-kilometre (102 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of Midt-Telemark Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Bø i Telemark. Other villages in the municipality included Folkestad and Nordbøåsane.
Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 263-square-kilometre (102 sq mi) municipality was the 291st largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Bø was the 161st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,630. The municipality's population density was 25 inhabitants per square kilometre (65/sq mi) and its population had increased by 20.2% over the previous 10-year period.