Northern Norway - Towns

Towns

See also: Demographics of Northern Norway

Ranked by population in the town itself (not the municipality) as of 1. January 2008:

  • Tromsø
  • Bodø

Towns with less than 30,000 inhabitants, ranked by population:

  • Harstad
  • Mo i Rana
  • Narvik
  • Alta
  • Mosjøen
  • Hammerfest
  • Fauske
  • Sandnessjøen
  • Vadsø

Towns with less than 5,000 inhabitants, ranked by population:

  • Sortland
  • Brønnøysund
  • Svolvær
  • Finnsnes
  • Kirkenes
  • Stokmarknes
  • Honningsvåg
  • Leknes
  • Vardø

There are settlements larger than Vardø which are not included in the list as they have not been granted or applied for township (such as Rognan, Løding, Andenes, Setermoen and Skjervøy).

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