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The counties of Norway as well as all cities and communes of more than 20,000 inhabitants.
Counties
| | Name | Abbr. | Capital | A-L (km²) | E 1990-01-01 | E 2000-01-01 | E 2010-01-01 | E 2013-01-01 |
| i | Akershus | AKE | Lørenskog | 4,579 | 414,503 | 467,052 | 536,499 | 566,399 |
| i | Aust-Agder | AAG | Arendal | 8,314 | 96,880 | 102,178 | 108,499 | 112,772 |
| i | Buskerud | BUS | Drammen | 13,796 | 224,701 | 236,811 | 257,673 | 269,003 |
| i | Finnmark (Finnmárku) | FIN | Vadsø | 45,762 | 74,148 | 74,059 | 72,856 | 74,534 |
| i | Hedmark | HED | Hamar | 26,084 | 186,884 | 187,103 | 190,709 | 193,719 |
| i | Hordaland | HOR | Bergen | 14,525 | 409,124 | 435,219 | 477,175 | 498,135 |
| i | Møre og Romsdal {More og Romsdal} | MOR | Molde | 14,583 | 238,346 | 243,158 | 251,262 | 259,404 |
| i | Nordland | NOR | Bodø | 36,079 | 239,532 | 239,109 | 236,271 | 239,611 |
| i | Nord-Trøndelag {Nord-Trondelag} | NTR | Steinkjer | 20,778 | 126,858 | 127,108 | 131,555 | 134,443 |
| i | Oppland | OPP | Lillehammer | 23,784 | 182,350 | 182,701 | 185,216 | 187,254 |
| i | Oslo | OSL | Oslo | 426 | 458,364 | 507,467 | 586,860 | 623,966 |
| i | Østfold {Ostfold} | OFO | Moss | 3,888 | 237,981 | 248,217 | 271,662 | 282,000 |
| i | Rogaland | ROG | Stavanger | 8,589 | 335,753 | 373,210 | 427,947 | 452,159 |
| i | Sogn og Fjordane | SOF | Leikanger | 17,676 | 106,540 | 107,589 | 107,080 | 108,700 |
| i | Sør-Trøndelag {Sor-Trondelag} | STR | Trondheim | 17,840 | 250,344 | 262,852 | 290,547 | 302,755 |
| i | Telemark | TEL | Skien | 13,854 | 162,981 | 165,038 | 168,231 | 170,902 |
| i | Troms (Romsa) | TRO | Tromsø | 24,866 | 146,594 | 151,160 | 156,494 | 160,418 |
| i | Vest-Agder | VAG | Kristiansand | 6,677 | 144,026 | 155,691 | 170,377 | 176,353 |
| i | Vestfold | VFO | Tønsberg | 2,147 | 197,207 | 212,775 | 231,286 | 238,748 |
| | Norway | NOR | Oslo | 304,248 | 4,233,116 | 4,478,497 | 4,858,199 | 5,051,275 |
Principal Cities
| | Name | Adm. | M E 2013-01-01 |
| 1 | Oslo | OSL | 623,966 |
| 2 | Bergen | HOR | 267,950 |
| 3 | Trondheim | STR | 179,692 |
| 4 | Stavanger | ROG | 129,191 |
| 5 | Bærum | AKE | 116,677 |
| 6 | Kristiansand | VAG | 84,476 |
| 7 | Fredrikstad | OFO | 76,807 |
| 8 | Tromsø | TRO | 70,358 |
| 9 | Sandnes | ROG | 70,046 |
| 10 | Drammen | BUS | 65,473 |
Cities & Communes
| | Name | Status | Adm. | M E 1990-01-01 | M E 2000-01-01 | M E 2010-01-01 | M E 2013-01-01 |
| i | Ålesund {Alesund} | City | MOR | 35,751 | 38,855 | 42,982 | 45,033 |
| i | Arendal | City | AAG | 37,791 | 39,446 | 41,655 | 43,336 |
| i | Asker | Com | AKE | 41,430 | 49,284 | 54,623 | 57,418 |
| i | Askøy {Askoy} | Com | HOR | 18,631 | 19,727 | 24,993 | 26,831 |
| i | Bærum | Com | AKE | 89,221 | 101,494 | 111,213 | 116,677 |
| i | Bergen | City | HOR | 211,826 | 229,496 | 256,600 | 267,950 |
| i | Bodø {Bodo} | City | NOR | 36,536 | 41,367 | 47,282 | 49,203 |
| i | Drammen | City | BUS | 51,978 | 54,816 | 62,566 | 65,473 |
| i | Eidsvoll | Com | AKE | 16,627 | 17,524 | 20,689 | 22,142 |
| i | Elverum | Com | HED | 17,332 | 18,046 | 19,979 | 20,343 |
| i | Fjell | Com | HOR | 14,735 | 18,631 | 21,823 | 23,277 |
| i | Fredrikstad | City | OFO | 65,350 | 67,761 | 73,638 | 76,807 |
| i | Gjøvik {Gjovik} | City | OPP | 26,083 | 27,013 | 28,807 | 29,407 |
| i | Grimstad | City | AAG | 15,522 | 17,821 | 20,497 | 21,594 |
| i | Halden | City | OFO | 25,816 | 26,733 | 28,776 | 29,880 |
| i | Hamar | City | HED | 25,132 | 26,545 | 28,344 | 29,353 |
| i | Harstad | City | TRO | 23,107 | 23,627 | 23,739 | 24,291 |
| i | Haugesund | City | ROG | 27,600 | 30,362 | 34,049 | 35,753 |
| i | Horten | City | VFO | 22,507 | 23,764 | 25,678 | 26,595 |
| i | Karmøy (Åkrehamn) {Karmoy} | Com | ROG | 35,094 | 36,971 | 39,624 | 41,118 |
| i | Kongsberg | City | BUS | 21,179 | 22,293 | 24,714 | 25,887 |
| i | Kristiansand | City | VAG | 64,888 | 72,395 | 81,295 | 84,476 |
| i | Kristiansund | City | MOR | 22,017 | 22,124 | 23,238 | 24,131 |
| i | Larvik | City | VFO | 38,019 | 40,386 | 42,412 | 43,132 |
| i | Leikanger (Hermansverk) | Com | SOF | ... | 2,183 | 2,182 | 2,255 |
| i | Lier | Com | BUS | 18,771 | 21,308 | 23,267 | 24,763 |
| i | Lillehammer | City | OPP | 22,782 | 24,724 | 26,381 | 26,850 |
| i | Lørenskog {Lorenskog} | Com | AKE | 26,066 | 29,505 | 32,730 | 34,320 |
| i | Molde | City | MOR | 22,125 | 23,710 | 24,795 | 25,936 |
| i | Moss | City | OFO | 24,657 | 26,633 | 30,030 | 30,988 |
| i | Nedre Eiker | Com | BUS | 18,797 | 20,502 | 22,687 | 23,640 |
| i | Nittedal | Com | AKE | 16,114 | 18,639 | 20,939 | 21,971 |
| i | Nøtterøy {Notteroy} | Com | VFO | 18,009 | 19,601 | 20,713 | 21,100 |
| i | Oppegård {Oppegard} | Com | AKE | 20,313 | 22,953 | 24,882 | 25,963 |
| i | Oslo | City | OSL | 458,364 | 507,467 | 586,860 | 623,966 |
| i | Porsgrunn | City | TEL | 31,209 | 32,892 | 34,623 | 35,392 |
| i | Rana (Mo i Rana) | Com | NOR | 24,646 | 25,255 | 25,282 | 25,752 |
| i | Ringerike (Hønefoss) | City | BUS | 27,275 | 27,917 | 28,806 | 29,400 |
| i | Ringsaker | Com | HED | 31,180 | 31,622 | 32,524 | 33,406 |
| i | Røyken {Royken} | Com | BUS | 14,185 | 16,245 | 18,894 | 20,078 |
| i | Sandefjord | City | VFO | 35,888 | 39,317 | 43,126 | 44,629 |
| i | Sandnes | City | ROG | 44,340 | 52,998 | 64,671 | 70,046 |
| i | Sarpsborg | City | OFO | 45,750 | 47,447 | 52,159 | 53,696 |
| i | Skedsmo (Lillestrøm) | Com | AKE | 33,679 | 38,701 | 47,723 | 50,532 |
| i | Ski | Com | AKE | 22,300 | 25,394 | 28,023 | 29,307 |
| i | Skien | City | TEL | 47,679 | 49,592 | 51,668 | 53,015 |
| i | Sola | Com | ROG | 15,719 | 18,915 | 22,831 | 24,579 |
| i | Stavanger | City | ROG | 97,570 | 108,818 | 123,850 | 129,191 |
| i | Steinkjer | City | NTR | 20,577 | 20,459 | 21,080 | 21,392 |
| i | Stjørdal (Stjørdalshalsen) {Stjordal} | Com | NTR | 17,276 | 18,238 | 21,375 | 22,379 |
| i | Tønsberg {Tonsberg} | City | VFO | 31,275 | 34,716 | 39,367 | 41,239 |
| i | Tromsø {Tromso} | City | TRO | 50,548 | 59,145 | 67,305 | 70,358 |
| i | Trondheim | City | STR | 137,346 | 148,859 | 170,936 | 179,692 |
| i | Ullensaker (Jessheim) | Com | AKE | 18,121 | 20,160 | 29,088 | 31,743 |
| i | Vadsø {Vadso} | City | FIN | 5,967 | 6,130 | 6,101 | 6,163 |