Bø i Vesterålen

Bø i Vesterålen

Bø is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Vesterålen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straume. Other villages in the municipality include Auvåg, the village of Bø, Eidet, Guvåg, Hovden, Klakksjorda, Malnes, Nykvåg, Utskor, and Vågen. The Litløy Lighthouse is located on the tiny island of Litløya off the coast of Bø.

The 247-square-kilometre (95 sq mi) municipality is the 288th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bø is the 249th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,569. The municipality's population density is 10.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (28/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 7.9% over the previous 10-year period