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

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