List of towns and cities in Norway
City status since after 1996

List of towns and cities in Norway

Section Title: City status since after 1996
Table Section Text: None

City	Municipality	County	Town status	Population

Alta	Alta	Finnmark	1999	17,440

Askim	Askim	Østfold	1996	14,703

Brekstad	Ørland	Trøndelag	2005	1,865

Brevik	Porsgrunn	Telemark	1845–1963 later regained	2,700

Brumunddal	Ringsaker	Hedmark	2010	8,890

Bryne	Time	Rogaland	2001	9,627

Brønnøysund	Brønnøy	Nordland	1923–1963 regained 2000	5,000

Drøbak	Frogn	Akershus	1842–1961 regained 2006	13,358

Elverum	Elverum	Hedmark	1996	18,992

Fauske	Fauske	Nordland	1998	6,000

Fagernes	Nord-Aurdal	Oppland	2007	1,762

Finnsnes	Lenvik	Troms	2000	5,500

Fosnavåg	Herøy	Møre og Romsdal	2000	3,598

Førde	Førde	Sogn og Fjordane	1997	9,248

Hokksund	Øvre Eiker	Buskerud	2002	8,000

Honningsvåg	Nordkapp	Finnmark	1996	2,575

Jessheim	Ullensaker	Akershus	2012	17,319

Jørpeland	Strand	Rogaland	1998	6,168

Kirkenes	Sør-Varanger	Finnmark	1998	6,000

Kolvereid	Nærøy	Trøndelag	2002	1,448

Kopervik	Karmøy	Rogaland	1866–1964 regained 1996	9,000

Kragerø	Kragerø	Telemark	1666–1959 later regained	10,505

Langesund	Bamble	Telemark	1765–1963 regained 1997	5,500

Leirvik	Stord	Hordaland	1997	14,171

Leknes	Vestvågøy	Nordland	2002	9,239

Levanger	Levanger	Trøndelag	1836–1961 later regained	9,239

Lillesand	Lillesand	Aust-Agder	1830–1961 later regained	8,952

Lillestrøm	Skedsmo	Akershus	1997	14,000

Lyngdal	Lyngdal	Vest-Agder	2001	7,216

Mo i Rana	Rana	Nordland	1923–1963 later regained	17,750

Mosjøen	Vefsn	Nordland	1875–1961 later regained	10,000

Mysen	Eidsberg	Østfold	1996	6,084

Måløy	Vågsøy	Sogn og Fjordane	2004	3,003

Odda	Odda	Hordaland	2004	7,468

Orkanger	Orkdal	Trøndelag	2014	7,812

Otta	Sel	Oppland	2000	2,750

Rjukan	Tinn	Telemark	1996	3,386

Sandnessjøen	Alstahaug	Nordland	1999	5,716

Sandvika	Bærum	Akershus	2003	108,144

Sauda	Sauda	Rogaland	1999	4,878

Ski	Ski	Akershus	2004	26,588

Skudeneshavn	Karmøy	Rogaland	1857–1964 later regained	5,000

Sortland	Sortland	Nordland	1997	9,509

Stathelle	Bamble	Telemark	1774–1963 regained 1997	8,000

Stavern	Larvik	Vestfold	1946–1988 regained 1999	3,000

Stjørdalshalsen	Stjørdal	Trøndelag	1997	10,779

Tananger	Sola	Rogaland	2010	5,500

Tvedestrand	Tvedestrand	Aust-Agder	1997	1,983

Ulsteinvik	Ulstein	Møre og Romsdal	2000	5,156

Verdalsøra	Verdal	Trøndelag	1998	7,396

Vinstra	Nord-Fron	Oppland	2013	2,553

Åkrehamn	Karmøy	Rogaland	2002	10,070

Åndalsnes	Rauma	Møre og Romsdal Manton central	1996	3,000

Sentence(s)

In 1997, the municipality of Sortland decided to declare "town status" for the Sortland.

final_sentence: In 1997, the municipality of Sortland decided to declare "town status" for the Sortland.