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This is a list of urban areas in Norway by population, with population numbers as of 1 January 2024.. Statistics Norway, the governmental organisation with the task of measuring the Norwegian population, uses the term tettsted (literally "dense place"; meaning urban settlement or urban area), which is defined as a continuous built-up area with a maximum distance of 50 metres (160 ft) between ...
Among the cities of today which got this status before 1996, Tvedestrand with 1,983 inhabitants is the smallest. On another note, the laws of 1996 allowed some settlements which lost their city status in the 1960s to regain it. Oslo, founded in the 11th century, is the largest city and also the capital of Norway.
Rank Name County Pop. Rank Name County Pop. Oslo Bergen: 1: Oslo: Oslo: 1,000,467: 11: Moss: Østfold: 46,618 Stavanger/Sandnes Trondheim: 2: Bergen: Vestland ...
The city is also a hub of Norwegian trade, banking, industry and shipping. It is an important centre for maritime industries and maritime trade in Europe. The city is home to many companies within the maritime sector, some of which are among the world's largest shipping companies, shipbrokers and maritime insurance brokers.
The Norwegian data is from 2013 [20] and 2018, [7] the Danish data is from 2014, [21] the Swedish is from 2010 [22] and the Finnish is from 2017. [14] Also note that some of the statistics have been updated since the first note was made, so some statistics may be from 2018, while others from 2013, etc.
Of the five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden), every country has at least one city above 100,000 inhabitants. List. Municipality
Longyearbyen (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈlɔ̀ŋjɛrˌbyːən], [3] locally [ˈlɔ̀ŋjɑrˌbyːən], "Longyear Town") is the world's northernmost settlement with a population greater than 1,000, and the largest inhabited area of Svalbard, Norway.
The Chinese municipality of Chongqing, which is the largest city proper in the world by population, comprises a huge administrative area of 82,403 km 2, around the size of Austria. However, more than 70% of its 30-million population are agricultural workers living in a rural setting .