Districts & Counties of Norway map & data
Norway has 424 districts and counties in this layer, spread over 11 regions. The most are in Viken (65), Vestland (58) and Trøndelag (52). The largest include Guovdageaidnu sme 1, Kárá?johka sme 1 and Porsá?gu sme 2.
Districts & Counties by region
| Region | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Viken | 65 | 15% |
| Vestland | 58 | 14% |
| Trøndelag | 52 | 12% |
| Innlandet | 46 | 11% |
| Troms og Finnmark | 44 | 10% |
| Nordland | 39 | 9.2% |
| Møre og Romsdal | 34 | 8.0% |
| Vestfold og Telemark | 31 | 7.3% |
| Agder | 30 | 7.1% |
| Rogaland | 24 | 5.7% |
| Oslo | 1 | 0.2% |
Largest districts and counties in Norway
- Guovdageaidnu sme 1Troms og Finnmark · 9,684.5 km²
- Kárá?johka sme 1Troms og Finnmark · 5,447.4 km²
- Porsá?gu sme 2Troms og Finnmark · 4,736.1 km²
- Rana norNordland · 4,457.1 km²
- Deatnu sme 1Troms og Finnmark · 3,975 km²
- Sør-Varanger norTroms og Finnmark · 3,913.8 km²
- Alta norTroms og Finnmark · 3,794.5 km²
- Nordreisa norTroms og Finnmark · 3,374.2 km²
- Lebesby norTroms og Finnmark · 3,365 km²
- Målselv norTroms og Finnmark · 3,296.4 km²
- Rendalen norInnlandet · 3,169.6 km²
- Vinje norVestfold og Telemark · 3,101.9 km²
- Trysil norInnlandet · 3,013.9 km²
- Lierne norTrøndelag · 2,983.3 km²
- Luster norVestland · 2,710.9 km²
- Bardu norTroms og Finnmark · 2,673.1 km²
- Hattfjelldal norNordland · 2,667.2 km²
- "Nore og Uvdal" norViken · 2,492.6 km²
- Tromsø norTroms og Finnmark · 2,420.9 km²
- Snåase sma 1Trøndelag · 2,327.4 km²
- Oppdal norTrøndelag · 2,262.4 km²
- Lesja norInnlandet · 2,256.4 km²
- Engerdal norInnlandet · 2,189.6 km²
- Saltdal norNordland · 2,187.6 km²
- Stor-Elvdal norInnlandet · 2,159.5 km²
- Skjåk norInnlandet · 2,065.5 km²
- Tinn norVestfold og Telemark · 2,040.2 km²
- Kvænangen norTroms og Finnmark · 2,036.1 km²
- Narvik norNordland · 2,007.9 km²
- Grane norNordland · 1,992 km²
- Lom norInnlandet · 1,957.6 km²
- Røros norTrøndelag · 1,953.7 km²
- Vefsn norNordland · 1,912.3 km²
- Tynset norInnlandet · 1,878.5 km²
- "Midtre Gauldal" norTrøndelag · 1,851.8 km²
- Hol norViken · 1,846.5 km²
- Kvalsund norTroms og Finnmark · 1,813.3 km²
- Voss norVestland · 1,799.4 km²
- Suldal norRogaland · 1,722.5 km²
- Sunndal norMøre og Romsdal · 1,696.3 km²
What's in this layer
Every district or county in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Second-level administrative areas: counties, districts, departments and shires.
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How many districts and counties are there in Norway?
This layer holds 424 districts and counties in Norway, the most of them in Viken. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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The name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID.
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