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Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of ...
by population, with population numbers as of 1 January 2017. For a list of towns and cities in Norway, see this link. 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 between residences unless a greater distance is caused by public areas, cemeteries or similar reasons. The continuously built-up areas in Norway (urban areas) with the highest population are:


See also

* List of municipalities of Norway * Metropolitan regions of Norway * List of urban areas in Sweden by population *
List of urban areas in Denmark by population This is a list of urban areas in Denmark by population. For a list on cities in Denmark please see List of cities in Denmark by population. The population is measured by Statistics Denmark for urban areas (Danish: ''byområder'' or ''bymæssige om ...
* List of urban areas in the Nordic countries * List of urban areas in Finland by population * List of cities and towns in Iceland *
Largest metropolitan areas in the Nordic countries This is a list of urban areas in the Nordic countries by population. The population is measured on a national level, independently by each country's statistical bureau. Statistics Sweden uses the term ''tätort'' (urban settlement), Statistics F ...
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List of metropolitan areas in Sweden Sweden has three metropolitan areas consisting of the areas surrounding the three largest cities, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. The statistics have been retrieved from Statistics Sweden and the statistics released on 10 November 2014. The ...


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{{50 most populous urban settlements of Scandinavia *
Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of ...
Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of ...
Urban areas
Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of ...