Municipalities of Norway

Frei municipality is due to merge with Kristiansund on 2008-01-01.

I found the areas of municipalities on a Statistisk sentralbyrå  page.

Norway is divided into fylker (counties), which are further subdivided into kommuner (municipalities). Until 1992-09-25, municipalities were classified as bykommuner (urban) and herredskommuner (rural). Here is a list of all municipalities in Norway as of 2006-01-01.

NameHASCCodePopulationArea(km.²)
ÅfjordNO.ST.AF16303,403955
AgdenesNO.ST.AG16221,783318
ÅlNO.BU.AL06194,7891,172
ÅlesundNO.MR.AL150438,85598
AlstahaugNO.NO.AL18207,440215
AltaNO.FI.AL201216,8373,845
AlvdalNO.HE.AL04382,417944
ÅmliNO.AA.AM09291,8621,143
ÅmotNO.HE.AM04294,3791,339
AndebuNO.VF.AN07194,678186
AndøyNO.NO.AN18715,744659
ÅrdalNO.SF.AR14245,797979
AremarkNO.OF.AR01181,451321
ArendalNO.AA.AR090639,446272
ÅsNO.AK.AS021413,568103
ÅseralNO.VA.AS1026878888
AskerNO.AK.AK022049,284101
AskimNO.OF.AS012413,52169
AskøyNO.HO.AS124719,727100
AskvollNO.SF.AS14283,349322
ÅsnesNO.HE.AS04258,1121,041
AudnedalNO.VA.AU10271,530254
AukraNO.MR.AK15472,97859
AureNO.MR.AU15761,823643
AurlandNO.SF.AU14211,8331,489
Aurskog-HølandNO.AK.AH022112,561961
AustevollNO.HO.AV12444,406114
AustrheimNO.HO.AH12642,52756
AverøyNO.MR.AV15545,409174
BærumNO.AK.BA0219101,494192
BalestrandNO.SF.BA14181,513430
BallangenNO.NO.BA18542,775930
BalsfjordNO.TR.BF19335,7491,494
BambleNO.TE.BA081414,142300
BarduNO.TR.BD19223,8892,698
BåtsfjordNO.FI.BA20282,4701,434
BeiarnNO.NO.BE18391,3111,226
BergNO.TR.BE19291,111288
BergenNO.HO.BE1201229,496465
BerlevågNO.FI.BE20241,2361,120
BindalNO.NO.BI18111,9211,262
BirkenesNO.AA.BI09284,290675
BjarkøyNO.TR.BJ191560275
BjerkreimNO.RO.BJ11142,456660
BjugnNO.ST.BJ16274,696382
NO.TE.BO08214,964266
NO.NO.BO18673,288248
BodøNO.NO.BB180442,4651,386
BoknNO.RO.BO114578648
BømloNO.HO.BO121910,739247
BremangerNO.SF.BR14384,170831
BrønnøyNO.NO.BR18137,4331,040
ByglandNO.AA.BG09381,3511,331
BykleNO.AA.BK09418681,461
DønnaNO.NO.DO18271,582193
DovreNO.OP.DO05112,8511,366
DrammenNO.BU.DR060254,816138
DrangedalNO.TE.DR08174,1751,062
DyrøyNO.TR.DY19261,337290
EidNO.SF.EI14435,780468
EideNO.MR.EI15513,193153
EidfjordNO.HO.EI12321,0371,502
EidsbergNO.OF.EI01259,703236
EidskogNO.HE.EI04206,409641
EidsvollNO.AK.EI023717,524456
EigersundNO.RO.EI110113,288430
ElverumNO.HE.EL042718,0461,229
EnebakkNO.AK.EN02298,680232
EngerdalNO.HE.EN04341,5802,195
EtneNO.HO.ET12113,917708
EtnedalNO.OP.ET05411,401459
EvenesNO.NO.EV18531,523252
Evje og HornnesNO.AA.EH09373,346561
FarsundNO.VA.FA10039,630269
FauskeNO.NO.FA18419,6321,208
FedjeNO.HO.FE12656829
FetNO.AK.FE02279,271176
FinnøyNO.RO.FI11412,865106
FitjarNO.HO.FI12222,992145
FjalerNO.SF.FJ14292,964418
FjellNO.HO.FJ124618,178147
FlåNO.BU.FL06151,102705
FlakstadNO.NO.FL18591,575180
FlatangerNO.NT.FL17491,238458
FlekkefjordNO.VA.FL10048,851539
FlesbergNO.BU.FB06312,491562
FloraNO.SF.FL140111,226693
FolldalNO.HE.FO04391,8141,275
FørdeNO.SF.FO143210,473590
ForsandNO.RO.FO11291,018773
FosnesNO.NT.FO1748794546
FrænaNO.MR.FN15489,005368
FredrikstadNO.OF.FR010667,761290
FreiNO.MR.FR15565,19965
FrognNO.AK.FR021512,97287
FrolandNO.AA.FR09194,497642
FrostaNO.NT.FR17172,43076
FrøyaNO.ST.FR16204,115231
FusaNO.HO.FU12413,684379
FyresdalNO.TE.FY08311,3531,277
GamvikNO.FI.GA20231,2881,414
GaularNO.SF.GA14302,886579
GausdalNO.OP.GA05226,1861,190
GildeskålNO.NO.GI18382,351664
GiskeNO.MR.GI15326,34440
GjemnesNO.MR.GJ15572,683382
GjerdrumNO.AK.GJ02344,55483
GjerstadNO.AA.GJ09112,509323
GjesdalNO.RO.GJ11228,911609
GjøvikNO.OP.GJ050227,013673
GloppenNO.SF.GL14455,7691,022
GolNO.BU.GO06174,390533
GranNO.OP.GR053412,877758
GraneNO.NO.GR18251,6522,017
GranvinNO.HO.GR12341,044212
GratangenNO.TR.GR19191,345313
GrimstadNO.AA.GR090417,821304
GrongNO.NT.GR17422,5651,140
GrueNO.HE.GR04235,442839
GulenNO.SF.GU14112,489596
NO.RO.HA111913,921255
HadselNO.NO.HD18668,321566
HægebostadNO.VA.HA10341,621460
HaldenNO.OF.HA010126,733641
HalsaNO.MR.HL15711,808304
HamarNO.HE.HA040326,545351
HamarøyNO.NO.HA18492,0081,038
HammerfestNO.FI.HF20049,213848
HaramNO.MR.HM15348,774257
HareidNO.MR.HD15174,74882
HarstadNO.TR.HA190123,025364
HasvikNO.FI.HV20151,200559
HattfjelldalNO.NO.HF18261,6342,683
HaugesundNO.RO.HG110630,36272
HemneNO.ST.HE16124,324659
HemnesNO.NO.HM18324,6891,594
HemsedalNO.BU.HD06181,958753
HerøyNO.MR.HE15158,390121
HerøyNO.NO.HR18181,88162
HitraNO.ST.HI16174,038680
HjartdalNO.TE.HJ08271,687798
HjelmelandNO.RO.HJ11332,7561,092
HobølNO.OF.HO01384,366141
HofNO.VF.HF07142,891164
HolNO.BU.HL06204,6421,868
HoleNO.BU.HE06124,977195
HolmestrandNO.VF.HS07029,38486
HoltålenNO.ST.HO16442,2391,209
HornindalNO.SF.HR14441,227191
HortenNO.VF.BO070123,76469
HøyangerNO.SF.HG14164,677907
HøylandetNO.NT.HO17431,335756
HurdalNO.AK.HU02392,648285
HurumNO.BU.HU06288,363163
HvalerNO.OF.HV01113,49488
HyllestadNO.SF.HY14131,554259
IbestadNO.TR.IB19171,763242
InderøyNO.NT.IN17295,802146
IvelandNO.AA.IV09351,128261
JevnakerNO.OP.JE05325,995225
JølsterNO.SF.JO14312,957664
JondalNO.HO.JO12271,151208
KåfjordNO.TR.KF19402,369997
KarasjokNO.FI.KS20212,9015,464
KarlsøyNO.TR.KR19362,4961,040
KarmøyNO.RO.KA114936,971228
KautokeinoNO.FI.KK20113,0689,704
KlæbuNO.ST.KL16624,875185
KleppNO.RO.KL112013,789115
KongsbergNO.BU.KO060422,293793
KongsvingerNO.HE.KO040217,3491,038
KragerøNO.TE.KR081510,656307
KristiansandNO.VA.KR100172,395276
KristiansundNO.MR.KR150316,92522
KrødsheradNO.BU.KR06222,254375
KvæfjordNO.TR.KV19113,287522
KvænangenNO.TR.KN19431,4352,110
KvalsundNO.FI.KV20171,1061,844
KvamNO.HO.KM12388,592616
KvinesdalNO.VA.KV10375,554970
KvinnheradNO.HO.KN122413,1961,136
KviteseidNO.TE.KV08292,667709
KvitsøyNO.RO.KV11445236
LærdalNO.SF.LA14222,2021,341
LardalNO.VF.LD07282,379278
LarvikNO.VF.LV070940,386530
LavangenNO.TR.LA19201,052304
LebesbyNO.FI.LE20221,4633,459
LeikangerNO.SF.LE14192,183185
LeirfjordNO.NO.LE18222,242444
LekaNO.NT.LE1755714108
LeksvikNO.NT.LK17183,512431
LenvikNO.TR.LE193111,039895
LesjaNO.OP.LE05122,3032,257
LevangerNO.NT.LV171917,501656
LierNO.BU.LI062621,308303
LierneNO.NT.LI17381,5652,972
LillehammerNO.OP.LI050124,724477
LillesandNO.AA.LI09268,816185
LindåsNO.HO.LI126312,492474
LindesnesNO.VA.LI10294,395316
LødingenNO.NO.LO18512,471531
LomNO.OP.LO05142,5671,945
LoppaNO.FI.LO20141,426691
LørenskogNO.AK.LO023029,50571
LøtenNO.HE.LO04157,188370
LundNO.RO.LU11123,096414
LunnerNO.OP.LU05338,264292
LurøyNO.NO.LU18342,107262
LusterNO.SF.LU14265,0032,702
LyngdalNO.VA.LY10327,064391
LyngenNO.TR.LY19383,225810
MålselvNO.TR.MA19247,0543,322
MalvikNO.ST.MA166311,132172
MandalNO.VA.MN100213,316221
MarkerNO.OF.MA01193,300413
MarnardalNO.VA.MR10212,198397
MasfjordenNO.HO.MA12661,774558
MåsøyNO.FI.MA20181,4771,136
MelandNO.HO.ME12565,35391
MeldalNO.ST.MD16363,991633
MelhusNO.ST.MH165313,169696
MeløyNO.NO.ME18376,796871
MeråkerNO.NT.ME17112,6371,273
MidsundNO.MR.MI15451,97894
Midtre GauldalNO.ST.MG16485,7791,861
ModalenNO.HO.MO1252354385
ModumNO.BU.MO062312,366517
MoldeNO.MR.MO150223,710362
MoskenesNO.NO.MO18741,352120
MossNO.OF.MO010426,63363
MosvikNO.NT.MO1723925219
NærøyNO.NT.NR17515,3531,065
NamdalseidNO.NT.ND17251,831769
NamsosNO.NT.NM170312,325775
NamsskoganNO.NT.NS17409891,416
NannestadNO.AK.NA02388,967341
NarvikNO.NO.NA180518,6002,030
NaustdalNO.SF.NA14332,736369
Nedre EikerNO.BU.NE062520,502120
NesNO.AK.NE023616,288639
NesNO.BU.NS06163,528810
NesnaNO.NO.NE18281,882202
NesoddenNO.AK.NS021615,44860
NessebyNO.FI.NE20279651,442
NessetNO.MR.NE15433,2891,049
NissedalNO.TE.NI08301,447902
NittedalNO.AK.NI023318,639187
NomeNO.TE.NM08196,648434
Nord-AurdalNO.OP.NA05426,560908
NorddalNO.MR.NO15241,960941
Nord-FronNO.OP.NF05165,9531,145
NordkappNO.FI.NO20193,517924
Nord-OdalNO.HE.NO04185,089508
NordreisaNO.TR.NO19424,8213,435
Nordre LandNO.OP.NL05386,950955
Nore og UvdalNO.BU.NU06332,7642,508
NotoddenNO.TE.NT080712,272915
NøtterøyNO.VF.NO072219,60159
OddaNO.HO.OD12287,7271,648
ØksnesNO.NO.OK18684,758317
OppdalNO.ST.OP16346,2882,273
OppegårdNO.AK.OP021722,95337
OrkdalNO.ST.OK163810,250593
ØrlandNO.ST.OL16215,03771
ØrskogNO.MR.OK15232,076130
ØrstaNO.MR.OT152010,276803
OsNO.HE.OS04412,1481,039
OsNO.HO.OS124313,896140
OsenNO.ST.OS16331,194386
OsloNO.OS.OS0301507,467454
OsterøyNO.HO.OT12537,006254
Østre TotenNO.OP.OT052814,103554
OverhallaNO.NT.OV17443,659730
Øvre EikerNO.BU.OE062415,058458
ØyerNO.OP.OY05214,859640
ØygardenNO.HO.OY12593,62366
Øystre SlidreNO.OP.OS05443,060964
PorsangerNO.FI.PO20204,4514,873
PorsgrunnNO.TE.PO080532,892161
RådeNO.OF.RD01356,217119
RadøyNO.HO.RA12604,585111
RælingenNO.AK.RA022814,49371
RakkestadNO.OF.RK01287,076433
RanaNO.NO.RA183325,2554,464
RandabergNO.RO.RA11278,77325
RaumaNO.MR.RA15397,4151,501
ReNO.VF.RE07167,936225
RendalenNO.HE.RE04322,2573,178
RennebuNO.ST.RE16352,700936
RennesøyNO.RO.RE11423,11165
RindalNO.MR.RI15672,138641
RingebuNO.OP.RI05204,7521,250
RingerikeNO.BU.RI060527,9171,553
RingsakerNO.HE.RI041231,6221,280
RisørNO.AA.RI09017,000191
RissaNO.ST.RI16246,503621
RoanNO.ST.RO16321,121373
RødøyNO.NO.RD18361,570706
RollagNO.BU.RL06321,492450
RømskogNO.OF.RO0121674183
RørosNO.ST.RR16405,5451,956
RøstNO.NO.RS185666611
RøykenNO.BU.RK062716,245112
RøyrvikNO.NT.RO17395951,587
RyggeNO.OF.RY013613,28874
SalangenNO.TR.SA19232,346457
SaltdalNO.NO.SA18404,8872,213
SamnangerNO.HO.SA12422,282265
SandeNO.VF.SA07137,377178
SandeNO.MR.SA15143,08194
SandefjordNO.VF.SF070639,317122
SandnesNO.RO.SN110252,998303
SandøyNO.MR.SN15461,33220
SarpsborgNO.OF.SA010547,447407
SaudaNO.RO.SA11355,081513
SauheradNO.TE.SA08224,411316
SelNO.OP.SE05176,273909
SelbuNO.ST.SE16643,9261,235
SeljeNO.SF.SE14413,066236
SeljordNO.TE.SE08282,928711
SigdalNO.BU.SI06213,556842
SiljanNO.TE.SI08112,269216
SirdalNO.VA.SI10461,7341,547
SkånlandNO.TR.SL19133,109494
SkaunNO.ST.SK16575,843224
SkedsmoNO.AK.SM023138,70177
SkiNO.AK.SK021325,394166
SkienNO.TE.SK080649,592779
SkiptvetNO.OF.SK01273,140102
SkjåkNO.OP.SK05132,3862,079
SkjervøyNO.TR.SK19412,934473
SkodjeNO.MR.SK15293,513120
SmølaNO.MR.SM15732,432275
SnåsaNO.NT.SN17362,3972,329
SnillfjordNO.ST.SN16131,093508
SogndalNO.SF.SG14206,666745
SøgneNO.VA.SG10188,929148
SokndalNO.RO.SK11113,358294
SolaNO.RO.SL112418,91569
SolundNO.SF.SL1412959228
SømnaNO.NO.SM18122,116193
Søndre LandNO.OP.SL05366,073729
SongdalenNO.VA.SD10175,455217
Sør-AurdalNO.OP.SA05403,3891,109
SørfoldNO.NO.SR18452,3671,654
Sør-FronNO.OP.SF05193,322733
Sør-OdalNO.HE.SO04197,349517
SørreisaNO.TR.SO19253,294361
SortlandNO.NO.SO18709,230713
SørumNO.AK.SO022612,133207
Sør-VarangerNO.FI.SV20309,5323,967
SpydebergNO.OF.SP01234,486142
StangeNO.HE.ST041717,928725
StavangerNO.RO.ST1103108,81870
SteigenNO.NO.ST18482,9771,013
SteinkjerNO.NT.ST170220,4591,563
StjørdalNO.NT.SD171418,238923
StokkeNO.VF.ST07209,557118
StordNO.HO.ST122116,144144
StordalNO.MR.SD15261,052249
Stor-ElvdalNO.HE.SE04303,0122,167
StorfjordNO.TR.ST19391,8721,538
StrandNO.RO.SD113010,122215
StrandaNO.MR.ST15254,677867
StrynNO.SF.ST14496,6661,382
SulaNO.MR.SU15317,07059
SuldalNO.RO.SU11344,0431,728
SundNO.HO.SU12455,16099
SunndalNO.MR.SL15637,3681,712
SurnadalNO.MR.SR15666,2521,366
SveioNO.HO.SV12164,623247
SvelvikNO.VF.SV07116,28458
SykkylvenNO.MR.SY15287,280337
TanaNO.FI.TA20253,0744,055
TimeNO.RO.TI112113,317182
TingvollNO.MR.TI15603,148337
TinnNO.TE.TI08266,5602,063
TjeldsundNO.NO.TJ18521,527317
TjømeNO.VF.TJ07234,50538
TokkeNO.TE.TO08332,506980
TolgaNO.HE.TO04361,8121,122
TønsbergNO.VF.TO070434,716106
TorskenNO.TR.TO19281,166246
TrænaNO.NO.TR183546615
TranøyNO.TR.TN19271,695523
TrøgstadNO.OF.TR01224,868205
TromsøNO.TR.TR190259,1452,558
TrondheimNO.ST.TR1601148,859342
TrysilNO.HE.TR04287,0693,016
TvedestrandNO.AA.TV09145,967217
TydalNO.ST.TY16659491,331
TynsetNO.HE.TY04375,4731,870
TysfjordNO.NO.TY18502,3021,463
TysnesNO.HO.TY12232,843255
TysværNO.RO.TY11468,828419
UllensakerNO.AK.UL023520,160252
UllensvangNO.HO.UL12313,5621,393
UlsteinNO.MR.UL15166,54197
UlvikNO.HO.UV12331,222722
UtsiraNO.RO.UT11512566
VadsøNO.FI.VS20036,1301,259
VærøyNO.NO.VR185777518
VågåNO.OP.VG05153,8181,349
VåganNO.NO.VA18659,229477
VågsøyNO.SF.VA14396,479166
VaksdalNO.HO.VA12514,192738
VålerNO.OF.VA01374,059257
VålerNO.HE.VA04264,063705
ValleNO.AA.VA09401,4391,289
VangNO.OP.VN05451,6751,504
VanylvenNO.MR.VA15113,584381
VardøNO.FI.VR20022,705601
VefsnNO.NO.VF182413,5531,894
VegaNO.NO.VG18151,414159
VegårsheiNO.AA.VE09121,838356
VenneslaNO.VA.VE101412,141386
VerdalNO.NT.VD172113,6441,548
VerranNO.NT.VR17242,733602
VestbyNO.AK.VE021111,815134
VestnesNO.MR.VE15356,530354
Vestre SlidreNO.OP.VS05432,282465
Vestre TotenNO.OP.VT052913,065257
VestvågøyNO.NO.VV186010,750422
VevelstadNO.NO.VS1816592530
VikNO.SF.VI14172,965828
ViknaNO.NT.VI17503,867310
VindafjordNO.RO.VF11608,135629
VinjeNO.TE.VI08343,8693,117
VoldaNO.MR.VO15198,322548
VossNO.HO.VO123513,7261,816
  • HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes.
    The middle two letters identify the county. For key,
    see "Administrative Subdivisions of Countries".
  • Code: Municipality code (kommunenummer) used by
    Statistisk sentralbyrå. The first two digits of this code
    are the same as the ISO 3166-2 code for the county
    containing the municipality.
  • Population: 2000-01-01 estimate.

Change history:

Celvin Ruisdael found a Statistisk sentralbyrå  report (PDF file, in Norwegian) listing all the commune changes from 1838 to 1998. (That's what the summary says. The table of contents says it only goes up to 1996.) He also found a supplement  containing updates to 2006.

  1. 1988-01-01: Horten (old municipality code 0703) merged with Borre (0717); Brunlanes (0726), Hedrum (0727), Stavern (0708), and Tjølling (0725) merged with Larvik (0707); Sem (0721) merged with Tønsberg (0705).
  2. 1992-01-01: Hisøy (0922), Moland (0918), Øyestad (0920), and Tromøy (0921) merged with Arendal (0903); Vang (0414) merged with Hamar (0401); Sørøysund (2016) merged with Hammerfest (2001); Skjeberg (0115), Tune (0130), and Varteig (0114) merged with Sarpsborg (0102).
  3. 1994-01-01: Borge (0113), Kråkerøy (0133), Onsøy (0134), and Rolvsøy (0131) merged with Fredrikstad (0103).
  4. 2002-01-01: Ramnes (HASC NO.VF.RA, code 0718, population 3,717) and Våle (NO.VF.VA, 0716, 4,219) municipalities merged to form Re.
  5. 2002-01-01: Ølen municipality (former HASC NO.HO.OL, code 1214) transferred from Hordaland county to Rogaland.
  6. 2002-06-01: Name of Borre municipality changed to Horten.
  7. 2005-01-01: Skjerstad (former HASC NO.NO.SK, code 1842, population 1,098, area 465 km.²) merged with Bodø (NO.NO.BD, 1804, 41,367, 921).
  8. 2006-01-01: Tustna (former HASC NO.MR.TU, code 1572, population 1,041, area 140 km.²) merged with Aure (NO.MR.AR, 1569, 2,782, 503).
  9. 2006-01-01: Ølen (former HASC NO.RO.OL, code 1159, population 3,287, area 185 km.²) merged with Vindafjord (NO.RO.VI, 1154, 4,848, 444).
  10. 2008-01-01: Frei will merge with Kristiansund.

This personal page on Nordic Local Government  often reports upcoming mergers.

Other names of subdivisions:

The Saame names of some northern municipalities are also official. Saame is the language of the Laplanders.

  1. Kåfjord: Gáivuotna (Saame)
  2. Karasjok: Kárášjohka (Saame)
  3. Kautokeino: Guovdageaidnu (Saame)
  4. Kviteseid: Kvitseid (variant)
  5. Marnardal: Marnadal (variant)
  6. Nesseby: Unjárga (Saame)
  7. Porsanger: Porsáŋgu (Saame)
  8. Skiptvet: Skiptvedt (variant)
  9. Tana: Deatnu (Saame)
  10. Vegårshei: Vegårdshei (variant)
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