Nordland County Municipality

Nordland County Municipality Nordland fylkeskommune
County
Coat of arms
Location in Norway
Country	Norway
Administrative center	Bodø
Government
• County mayor	Sonja Alice Steen
• Chairman of Cabinet	Odd Eriksen
ISO 3166 code	NO-18
Employees	3,500
Schools	16
Pupils	9,500
Transit authority	None
Roads	4,113 km (2,556 mi)
Website	www.nfk.no

Nordland County Municipality (Norwegian: Nordland fylkeskommune) is the regional governing administration of Nordland, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 16 upper secondary schools, with 9,500 pupils. It administrates county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture and cultural heritage.

2007 county election

  Summary of the 11 September 2007 county election in Nordland

	Parties	Votes	%	+/−	Seats	+/−
	Norwegian Labour Party (Det norske Arbeiderparti)	34871	35.4	+4,3	19	+2
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	19514	19.8	+4.1	11	+3
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	11386	11.6	+0.3	6	0
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	10240	10.4	−0.6	6	0
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	7690	7.8	−8.2	4	-5
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	4367	4.4	−0.2	2	0
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	3352	3.4	+0.3	2	0
	Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse)	2956	3.0	+0.9	2	+1
	Coastal Party (Kystpartiet)	1937	2.0	-1.4	1	-1
	Pensioners Party (Pensjonistpartiet)	978	1.0	+0.2	0	0
	Society Party (Samfunspartiet)	393	0.4	+0.4	0	0
	Democrats (Demokratene)	252	0.3	+0.1	0	0
		98565			53

Coordinates: 67°16′49″N 14°22′37″E / 67.280159°N 14.376849°E