List of towns and cities in Norway
City or town status since before 1996

List of towns and cities in Norway

Section Title: City or town status since before 1996
Table Section Text: None

City/town	Municipality	County	City/town status	Population

Arendal	Arendal	Aust-Agder	1723	39,826

Bergen	Bergen	Hordaland	1070	278,121

Bodø	Bodø	Nordland	1816	46,049

Drammen	Drammen	Buskerud	1811	64,597

Egersund	Eigersund	Rogaland	1798	13,418

Farsund	Farsund	Vest-Agder	1795	9,392

Flekkefjord	Flekkefjord	Vest-Agder	1842	8,918

Florø	Flora	Sogn og Fjordane	1860	8,296

Fredrikstad	Fredrikstad	Østfold	1567	80,977

Gjøvik	Gjøvik	Oppland	1861	27,500

Grimstad	Grimstad	Aust-Agder	1816	19,809

Halden	Halden	Østfold	1665	28,063

Hamar	Hamar	Hedmark	1248	31,593

Hammerfest	Hammerfest	Finnmark	1789	9,261

Harstad	Harstad	Troms	1904	23,242

Haugesund	Haugesund	Rogaland	1854	31,738

Holmestrand	Holmestrand	Vestfold	1752	9,515

Horten	Horten	Vestfold	1858	24,671

Hønefoss	Ringerike	Buskerud	1852	13,930

Kongsberg	Kongsberg	Buskerud	1624	23,997

Kongsvinger	Kongsvinger	Hedmark	1854	17,380

Kristiansand	Kristiansand	Vest-Agder	1641	90,562

Kristiansund	Kristiansund	Møre og Romsdal	1742	22,661

Larvik	Larvik	Vestfold	1671	41,221

Lillehammer	Lillehammer	Oppland	1842	25,070

Mandal	Mandal	Vest-Agder	1921	13,840

Molde	Molde	Møre og Romsdal	1742	24,421

Moss	Moss	Østfold	1720	28,800

Namsos	Namsos	Trøndelag	1845	12,426

Narvik	Narvik	Nordland	1902	18,512

Notodden	Notodden	Telemark	1913	12,359

Oslo	Oslo	Oslo	1000	634,463

Porsgrunn	Porsgrunn	Telemark	1842	33,550

Risør	Risør	Aust-Agder	1630	6,938

Sandefjord	Sandefjord	Vestfold	1845	42,333

Sandnes	Sandnes	Rogaland	1860	78,624

Sarpsborg	Sarpsborg	Østfold	1016	50,115

Skien	Skien	Telemark	1000	72,537

Stavanger	Stavanger	Rogaland	1125	130,754

Steinkjer	Steinkjer	Trøndelag	1857	20,672

Tromsø	Tromsø	Troms	1794	72,681

Trondheim	Trondheim	Trøndelag	997	190,464

Tønsberg	Tønsberg	Vestfold	900	38,914

Vadsø	Vadsø	Finnmark	1833	6,187

Vardø	Vardø	Finnmark	1789	2,396

Ålesund	Ålesund	Møre og Romsdal	1848	41,385

Sentence(s)

In 1665, Halden is both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway.

final_sentence: In 1665, Halden is both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway.