The administrative centre was located in the town of Bodø which actually was not part of Bodin Municipality.

Bodin parish represents the mainland area immediately surrounding the town of Bodø and the western islands.

On 1 July 1938, an area of Bodin Municipality (population: 559) was transferred to the town of Bodø.

On 1 January 1959, another area of Bodin Municipality (population: 1,303) was transferred to the town of Bodø.

In 1896, the municipality was renamed Bodin which is a more modern version of the older Old Norse form Boðvin.

[10] Bodin was a large municipality encompassing all of the mainland area around the town of Bodø and part of the land on the southern shore of the Saltfjorden.

Here is a list of people who held this position:[12] The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Bodin was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms.