Towns
See also: Demographics of Northern NorwayRanked 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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