List of cities in Norway

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The list of cities in Norway provides an overview of the development of the population of the larger urban settlements in Norway . There is also an alphabetical list of all cities in the country.

Alphabetical overview of the cities

On January 1st, 2020 there were officially 105 cities (byer) in Norway including the mountain town (bergstad) Røros . Of these, 46 were administrative cities before 2012 and 59 were given city status later. The following table contains all cities in the country, the municipality and province ( Fylke ) to which the city belongs, and the year in which the city charter was granted.

city Commune province City law since Population of
the municipality (2019)		 Remarks
Åkrehamn Karmøy Rogaland 2002   7,873 like cities Kopervik u. Skudeneshavn
Ålesund Ålesund Møre and Romsdal 1848  53,234
Alta Alta Troms and Finnmark 2000   15,342
Åndalsnes Rauma Møre and Romsdal 1996     2,416
Arendal Arendal Agder 1723   43,515
Åsgårdstrand Hoard Vestfold and Telemark 1650–1964 and since 2010    3095
Askim Indre Østfold Viken 1996   14,488
Mountains Mountains Vestland 1070 257.087
Bodø Bodø North country 1816   41,720
Brekstad Ørland Trøndelag 2005     2,230
Brevik Porsgrunn Vestfold and Telemark 1845   2,100
Brumunddal Rinsaker Domestic 1894   10,660
Bryne Time Rogaland 2001   12,202
Brønnøysund Brønnøy North country 1923     5,050
Drammen Drammen Viken 1811   107.930
Drøbak Frogn Viken 1842   13,393
Egersund Eigersund Rogaland 1798   11,433
Elverum Elverum Domestic 1996   15,117
Fagernes North Aurdal Domestic 2007     1.921
Farsund Farsund Agder 1795     3,347
Fauske Fauske North country 1998     6.314
Finnsnes Senja Troms and Finnmark 2000   4,754
Flekkefjord Flekkefjord Agder 1842     6,071
Florø chin Vestland 1860   8,925
Fosnavåg Herøy Møre and Romsdal 2002     3,563
Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Viken 1567   113.622 (with Sarpsborg)
Førde Sunnfjord Vestland 1997   10,339
Gjøvik Gjøvik Domestic 1861   20,589
Grimstad Grimstad Agder 1816   13,304
Heaps Heaps Viken 1837   25,708
Hamar Hamar Domestic 1050 (approx.)   27,947
Hammerfest Hammerfest Troms and Finnmark 1789   8,073
Harstad Harstad Troms and Finnmark 1904   21,070
Haugesund Haugesund Rogaland 1854   45,040
Hokksund Øvre Eiker Viken 2002 ?
Holmestrand Holmestrand Vestfold and Telemark 1752   7,514
Honningsvåg North cap Troms and Finnmark 1996     2,453
Hoard Hoard Vestfold and Telemark 1907   20,504
Hønefoss Ringerike Viken 1852   16,055
Jessheim Ullensaker Viken 2012   20,016
Jørpeland Beach Rogaland 1998   7,230
Kirkenes Sør-Varanger Troms and Finnmark 1998/99   3,531
Kolvereid Nærøysund Trøndelag 2002     1,709
Kongsberg Kongsberg Viken 1735   22,219
Kongsvinger Kongsvinger Domestic 1854   12,034
Kopervik Karmøy Rogaland 1866   11,561 like cities Skudeneshavn u. Åkrehamn
Kragerø Kragerø Vestfold and Telemark 1666   5,369
Kristiansand Kristiansand Agder 1837   64.057
Kristiansund Kristiansund Møre and Romsdal 1742   18.273 |
Langesund Bamble Vestfold and Telemark 1837 ?
Larvik Larvik Vestfold and Telemark 1671   24,647
Leknes Vestvågøy North country 2002   3,620
Levanger Levanger Trøndelag 1836–1962 and since 1997   10,333
Lillehammer Lillehammer Domestic 1842   20,580
Lillesand Lillesand Agder 1837   7,930
Lillestrøm Lillestrøm Viken 1998   12,000
Lyngdal Lyngdal Agder 2002     5.114
Mandal Lindesnes Agder 1779   10,909
Mo i Rana Rana North country 1922   18,899
Moelv Ringsaker Domestic 2010   4,414
Molde Molde Møre and Romsdal 1742   21,103
Mosjøen Vefsn North country 1875   9,854
Moss Moss Viken 1720   47,135
Mysen Indre Østfold Viken 1997   6,576
Måløy chin Vestland 1997     3,313
Namsos Namsos Trøndelag 1845   8,471
Narvik Narvik North country 1902   14,148
Notodden Notodden Vestfold and Telemark 1913   9,072
Odda Ullensvang Vestland 2004     4,876
Orcanger Orkland Trøndelag 2004     8385
Oslo Oslo Oslo 1048 1,019,513
Otta Sel Domestic 2000     1,737
Porsgrunn Porsgrunn Vestfold and Telemark 1842   36,224
Raufoss Vestre dead Domestic ?     7,597
Risør Risør Agder 1630     4,620
Rjukan Tinn Vestfold and Telemark 1996     3,171
Røros Røros Trøndelag 1683     3,851
Sandefjord Sandefjord Vestfold and Telemark 1845   44,368
Sandnes Sandnes Rogaland 1860   225.020 (with Stavanger) southern part of the Tettsted Stavanger / Sandnes
Sandnessjøen Alstahaug North country 1999     6,052
Sandvika Bærum Viken 2003 244 Oslo metropolitan area
Sarpsborg Sarpsborg Viken 1016  113,622 (with Fredrikstad) Neighboring town of Fredrikstad
Sauda Sauda Rogaland 1998     4.174
ski Nordre Follo Viken ?   19,546
Skien Skien Vestfold and Telemark 1358 54,645
Skudeneshavn Karmøy Rogaland 1857   3,334 like cities city ​​Kopervik u. Åkrehamn
Sortland Sortland North country 1997   5,474
Stathelle Bamble Vestfold and Telemark 1774 ?
Stavanger Stavanger Rogaland 1125 225.020 (with Sandnes) northern part of the Tettsted Stavanger / Sandnes
Stavern Larvik Vestfold and Telemark 1943 5773
Steinkjer Steinkjer Trøndelag 1857   12,985
Stjørdalshalsen Stjørdal Trøndelag 1997   14,723
Stokmarknes Hadsel North country 2000     3,395
Stord Stord Vestland 1997  18,699
Svelvik Drammen Viken 1845     4,001
Svolvær Vågan North country 1918     4,686
Tromso Tromso Troms and Finnmark 1794   40,471
Trondheim Trondheim Trøndelag 997 186.364
Tvedestrand Tvedestrand Agder 1836     2,592
Tonsberg Tonsberg Vestfold and Telemark 871   52,419
Ulsteinvik Ulstein Møre and Romsdal 2000     5,918
Vadsø Vadsø Troms and Finnmark 1833     4,902
Vardø Vardø Troms and Finnmark 1789     1,864
Verdal Verdal Trøndelag 1998   14,788
Vinstra North Fron Domestic 2013   2,676

Places with expired city rights

place Commune province City law
Holmsbu Asker Viken 1847-1964
Hvitsten Vestby Viken 1837-1964
To fetch Vestby Viken 1837-1943
Setermoen Bardu Troms and Finnmark 1999-1999
Sogndal beach Sokndal Rogaland 1798-1944
Sun Vestby Viken 1604-1963

Urban conurbations by population

Since January 1st, 2020 Norway has been divided into 11 provinces ( Fylke ), which are divided into a total of 356 municipalities. These in turn usually consist of several towns and cities. In total, there were 990 urban settlements (Tettsted) in Norway in 2019.

By far the largest metropolitan region in Norway is Oslo with a population of 1,121,020 (as of January 1, 2005). This means that 25 percent of the country's population is concentrated in the capital region.

The following table contains the cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants, the results of the population censuses (VZ) of November 1, 1980, November 3, 1990 and November 3, 2001, an estimate by the Central Statistical Office in Norway for January 1, 2007 and the Result of the census of January 1, 2011.

The higher-level administrative units in Norway are the provinces (Fylke). These were grouped by the government into five statistical regions ( landsdel , German part of the country). The table shows the region to which the city belongs. The population figures refer to the respective urban settlement - the geographical urban area - not to the city or municipality in the political sense.

(VZ = population census, S = estimate)

rank Surname VZ 1980 VZ 1990 VZ 2001 S 2007 VZ 2011-01-01 region
1. Oslo 642,954 685.530 782.738 839.423 906.681 Østlandet
2. Mountains 180,959 187.382 208,554 220.418 235.046 Vestlandet
3. Stavanger / Sandnes 117,416 126,775 165,558 181,280 197,852 Vestlandet
4th Trondheim 127,624 130,522 142,583 152.845 164,953 Trøndelag
5. Fredrikstad / Sarpsborg 91.173 89,951 94,740 99.227 104,382 Østlandet
6th Drammen with parts by
Nedre Eiker , Hokksund u. Lier 		56,863 58,717 86,732 93.006 100,303 Østlandet
7th Porsgrunn / Skien 63,455 64,500 83,409 85.812 88,335 Østlandet
8th. Kristiansand 50,703 54,267 62.209 65,636 69,380 Sørlandet
9. Tromso 36,268 41,650 50,523 53,622 56,466 North Norge
10. Tonsberg 36,788 38,333 43,346 46.091 48,350 Østlandet
11. Ålesund 30,963 32,288 35,832 45,299 47,772 Vestlandet
12. Haugesund 30,170 32,647 39,112 41,183 43,913 Vestlandet
13. Moss 29,665 29,363 33,081 40.217 42,781 Østlandet
14th Sandefjord 31,370 32,718 37,229 40.211 41,811 Østlandet
15th Bodø 27.601 30,339 32,609 35,618 37,834 North Norge
16. Arendal 23,078 24,985 30,153 31,442 33,303 Sørlandet
17th Hamar 27,022 27,569 27,514 29,479 30,565 Østlandet
18th Larvik 18,840 20,594 22,549 23,359 24,252 Østlandet
19th Heaps 20,740 20,156 21,621 22,339 23,711 Østlandet
20th Lillehammer 15,416 16,754 18,850 19,638 20,673 Østlandet
21st Molde 15,478 16,685 18,363 18,631 19,808 Vestlandet
22nd Harstad 14,786 15,635 19,256 19,573 19,808 North Norge
23. Kongsberg 14.199 15,032 17.123 18,136 19,515 Østlandet
24. Gjøvik 15,681 15,514 17,021 17,987 19.092 Østlandet
25th Askøy 13,341 14,366 15,579 17,754 18,899 Vestlandet
26th Hoard 16,678 16,043 17,151 17,940 18,556 Østlandet
27. Mo i Rana 20,702 19,298 17,839 17,830 18,141 North Norge
28. Kristiansund 17,910 17.093 16,769 16,820 17,352 Vestlandet
29 Jessheim 5,528 6,392 10,852 13,385 16,769 Østlandet
30th Hønefoss 11,316 10,582 13,694 13,930 14,683 Østlandet
31. Alta 7,719 9,607 11,754 13,128 14.308 North Norge
32. Narvik 14,998 13,873 14,078 13,944 13,973 North Norge
33. Elverum 9,913 10,680 12,149 13.051 13,777 Østlandet
34. ski 10,733 11,299 12,023 12,687 13,619 Østlandet
35. Askim 10.302 11,330 12,077 12,696 13,258 Østlandet
36. Drøbak 7.111 8,508 10,963 11,853 12,720 Østlandet
37. Vennesla 7,900 8,335 10,933 11,057 11.806 Sørlandet
38. Nesoddtangen 6,720 9.212 10,492 11,285 11,795 Østlandet
39. Steinkjer 9,715 10,004 10,935 11,338 11,750 Trøndelag
40. Leirvik 9,040 9,824 10,806 11,237 11,615 Vestlandet
41. Kongsvinger 10,289 10,784 11,023 11,181 11,509 Østlandet
42. Grimstad 6,722 7,558 9,197 10.133 11,291 Sørlandet
43. Stjørdalshalsen 8,495 9,387 9,276 10,494 11,185 Trøndelag
44. Mandal 8,307 8,699 9,785 10,372 10,810 Sørlandet

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Byer i Norge. In: Store norske leksikon. Retrieved July 10, 2020 (Norwegian).
  2. ↑ Store norske leksikon. Unless otherwise stated. Retrieved July 10, 2020 (Norwegian).
  3. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå. Unless otherwise stated. Retrieved July 10, 2020 (Norwegian).
  4. ↑ Store norske leksikon. Retrieved July 10, 2020 (Norwegian).
  5. ^ Førde commune. In: Allkune - levande leksikon. Retrieved July 10, 2020 (Norwegian).
  6. ↑ Lillestrøm. In: Lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved July 10, 2020 (Norwegian).
  7. ↑ Store norske leksikon. Retrieved July 10, 2020 (Norwegian).
  8. ↑ Porsgrunn. In: Store norske leksikon. Retrieved July 10, 2020 (Norwegian).
  9. ^ Skien. In: Store norske leksikon. Retrieved July 10, 2020 (Norwegian).
  10. ↑ Stord. In: Store norske leksikon. Retrieved July 10, 2020 (Norwegian).
  11. ↑ University of Oslo: Introduction to Oslo ( Memento of the original from March 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uio.no
  12. ↑ Statistics Norway: Table 53: Urban settlements with 10 000 inhabitants or more. Population and area
  13. ↑ Statistics Norway: Table 1: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.
  14. ↑ Statistics Norway - Berekna folkemengd January 1, 2011 i tettsteder. Folkemengde og areal, etter commune.

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