List of cities in Norway

Map of Norway with important cities

This is a list of cities and towns in Norway.

Cities and towns in Norway

City or town status since before 1996

Oslo, Capital of Norway

City/town	Municipality	County	City/town status	Population
Arendal	Arendal	Aust-Agder	1723	39,826
Bergen	Bergen	Hordaland^[1]	1070	252,051
Bodø	Bodø	Nordland	1816	46,049
Drammen	Drammen	Buskerud	1811	60,145
Egersund	Eigersund	Rogaland	1798	13,418
Farsund	Farsund	Vest-Agder	1795	9,392
Flekkefjord	Flekkefjord	Vest-Agder	1842	8,918
Florø	Flora	Sogn og Fjordane	1860	8,296
Fredrikstad	Fredrikstad	Østfold	1567	71,976
Gjøvik	Gjøvik	Oppland	1861	27,500
Grimstad	Grimstad	Aust-Agder	1816	19,809
Halden^[2]	Halden	Østfold	1665	28,063
Hamar	Hamar	Hedmark	1248	31,593
Hammerfest	Hammerfest	Finnmark	1789	9,261
Harstad	Harstad	Troms	1904	23,242
Haugesund	Haugesund	Rogaland	1854	31,738
Holmestrand	Holmestrand	Vestfold	1752	9,515
Horten	Horten	Vestfold	1858	24,671
Hønefoss	Ringerike	Buskerud	1852	13,930
Kongsberg	Kongsberg	Buskerud	1624	23,997
Kongsvinger	Kongsvinger	Hedmark	1854	17,380
Kristiansand	Kristiansand	Vest-Agder	1641	80,000
Kristiansund	Kristiansund	Møre og Romsdal	1742	22,661
Larvik	Larvik	Vestfold	1671	41,221
Lillehammer	Lillehammer	Oppland	1842	25,070
Mandal	Mandal	Vest-Agder	1921	13,840
Molde	Molde	Møre og Romsdal	1742	24,421
Moss	Moss	Østfold	1720	28,800
Namsos	Namsos	Nord-Trøndelag	1845	12,426
Narvik	Narvik	Nordland	1902	18,512
Notodden	Notodden	Telemark	1913	12,359
Oslo	Oslo	Oslo	1000	584,292
Porsgrunn	Porsgrunn	Telemark	1842	33,550
Risør	Risør	Aust-Agder	1630	6,938
Sandefjord	Sandefjord	Vestfold	1845	42,333
Sandnes	Sandnes	Rogaland	1860	63,032
Sarpsborg	Sarpsborg	Østfold	1016	50,115
Skien	Skien	Telemark	1000	62,537
Stavanger	Stavanger	Rogaland	1125	121,610
Steinkjer	Steinkjer	Nord-Trøndelag	1857	20,672
Tromsø	Tromsø	Troms	1794	64,782
Trondheim	Trondheim	Sør-Trøndelag	997	168,257
Tønsberg	Tønsberg	Vestfold	871	38,914
Vadsø	Vadsø	Finnmark	1833	6,187
Vardø	Vardø	Finnmark	1789	2,396
Ålesund	Ålesund	Møre og Romsdal	1848	41,385

City status since after 1996

City	Municipality	County	Town status	Population
Alta	Alta	Finnmark	1999	17,440
Askim	Askim	Østfold	1996	14,703
Brekstad	Ørland	Sør-Trøndelag	2005	1,865
Brevik	Porsgrunn	Telemark	1845-1963 later regained	2,700
Brumunddal	Ringsaker	Hedmark	2010	8,890
Bryne	Time	Rogaland	2001	9,627
Brønnøysund	Brønnøy	Nordland	1923-1963 regained 2000	5,000
Drøbak	Frogn	Akershus	1842-1961 regained 2006	13,358
Elverum	Elverum	Hedmark	1996	18,992
Fauske	Fauske	Nordland	1998	6,000
Fagernes	Nord-Aurdal	Oppland	2007	1,762
Finnsnes	Lenvik	Troms	2000	5,500
Fosnavåg	Herøy	Møre og Romsdal	2000	3,598
Førde	Førde	Sogn og Fjordane	1997	9,248
Hokksund	Øvre Eiker	Buskerud	2002	8,000
Honningsvåg	Nordkapp	Finnmark	1996	2,575
Jørpeland	Strand	Rogaland	1998	6,168
Kirkenes	Sør-Varanger	Finnmark	1998	6,000
Kolvereid	Nærøy	Nord-Trøndelag	2002	1,448
Kopervik	Karmøy	Rogaland	1866-1964 regained 1996	9,000
Kragerø	Kragerø	Telemark	1666-1959 later regained	10,505
Langesund	Bamble	Telemark	1765-1963 regained 1997	5,500
Leirvik	Stord	Hordaland	1997	11,342
Leknes	Vestvågøy	Nordland	2002	10,764
Levanger	Levanger	Nord-Trøndelag	1836-1961 later regained	18,355
Lillesand	Lillesand	Aust-Agder	1830-1961 later regained	8,952
Lillestrøm	Skedsmo	Akershus	1997	14,000
Lyngdal	Lyngdal	Vest-Agder	2001	7,216
Mo i Rana	Rana	Nordland	1923-1963 later regained	17,750
Mosjøen	Vefsn	Nordland	1875-1961 later regained	10,000
Mysen	Eidsberg	Østfold	1996	6,084
Måløy	Vågsøy	Sogn og Fjordane	2004	3,003
Odda	Odda	Hordaland	2004	7,468
Otta	Sel	Oppland	2000	2,750
Rjukan	Tinn	Telemark	1996	3,386
Sandnessjøen	Alstahaug	Nordland	1999	5,716
Sandvika	Bærum	Akershus	2003	108,144
Sauda	Sauda	Rogaland	1999	4,878
Ski	Ski	Akershus	2004	26,588
Skudeneshavn	Karmøy	Rogaland	1857-1964 later regained	5,000
Sortland	Sortland	Nordland	1997	9,509
Stathelle	Bamble	Telemark	1774-1963 regained 1997	8,000
Stavern^[3]	Larvik	Vestfold	1946-1988 regained 1999	3,000
Tananger^[4]	Sola	Rogaland	2009	5,000
Ulsteinvik	Ulstein	Møre og Romsdal	2000	5,156
Verdalsøra	Verdal	Nord-Trøndelag	1998	7,396
Åkrehamn	Karmøy	Rogaland	2002	10,070
Åndalsnes	Rauma	Møre og Romsdal	1996	3,000

List Of Cities In Norway Media

Oslo, the capital of Norway and among the fastest growing cities in Europe
Bergen, the capital of Vestland county
Stavanger, the oil capital and capital of Rogaland county
Kristiansand, the biggest city and capital of Agder county
Fredrikstad, the biggest city in Østfold county and one of the 20 biggest cities in Norway
Tromsø, the capital of Troms county

References

↑ Bergen was a separate county until 1 January 1972.
↑ Previously known as Fredrikshald
↑ Previously known as Fredriksvern
↑ Previously known as Krim Jacobs Hamn

[1] Bergen was a separate county until 1 January 1972.

[2] Previously known as Fredrikshald

[3] Previously known as Fredriksvern

[4] Previously known as Krim Jacobs Hamn

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