List of Norwegian municipalities

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The list of municipalities in Norway provides an overview of the 356 municipalities in Norway (as of January 1, 2020).

Municipalities by population

A list of all municipalities with more than 35,000 inhabitants can be found under Norway # Cities and metropolitan areas .

Municipalities by area

The largest municipality in Norway is Kautokeino with 9,707 square kilometers. It is about half the size of the German state Rhineland-Palatinate . The smallest municipality in Kvitsøy covers only 6.29 square kilometers. The following table lists the largest municipalities in the country with more than 2,500 km² and the province ( Fylke ) to which the municipality belongs (as of January 1, 2020). The figures refer to the land area of ​​the municipalities including lakes but excluding sea areas.

rank Surname Area in km² province
1. Kautokeino 9,707.35 Troms and Finnmark
2. Karasjok 5,452.95 Troms and Finnmark
3. Porsanger 4,872.58 Troms and Finnmark
4th Rana 4,460.19 North country
5. Tana 4,051.35 Troms and Finnmark
6th Sør-Varanger 3,971.42 Troms and Finnmark
7th Alta 3,849.6 Troms and Finnmark
8th. Lebesby 3,459.42 Troms and Finnmark
9. North Reisa 3,437.57 Troms and Finnmark
10. Narvik 3,432.17 North country
11. Målselv 3,326.34 Troms and Finnmark
12. Ullensvang 3,236.63 Vestland
13. Rendalen 3,179.52 Domestic
14th Vinje 3,105.85 Vestfold and Telemark
15th Trysil 3,014.41 Domestic
16. Lierne 2,961.71 Trøndelag
17th Chandelier 2,706.35 Vestland
18th Bardu 2,703.89 Troms and Finnmark
19th Hammerfest 2,692.57 Troms and Finnmark
20th Hattfjelldal 2,684.32 North country
21st Tromso 2,521.27 Troms and Finnmark

Municipalities by alphabet

As of January 1, 2020, there are 356 municipalities in Norway . As a result of the local government reform in Norway , there have been numerous amalgamations of local authorities.

The sorting follows German rules (å = a, æ = ae, ø = o). The number in brackets indicates the province ( Fylke ), in which the respective municipality is located.

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See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kartverket: Arealstatistikk for Norge , accessed on January 25, 2020
  2. ↑ Fylkes- og kommuneoversikt , kartverket.no, accessed on January 25, 2020 (Norwegian)

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