Classification of municipalities

Municipality is both a term for a political and an administrative level in Norway and a regional level in the publication of statistics. In Norway, the municipality number consists of four digits, where the first two correspond to the county number.

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Boundary adjustment between Indre Østfold and Nordre Follo – case 24/1181-1. Boundary adjustment between Indre Østfold and Vestby – case 24/1819-1. Lyngen municipality is now called Ivgu suohkan in Northern Sami and Yykeän kunta in Kven. Oslo municipality is called Osloven tjïelte in Southern Sami, Oslo suohkan in Lule Sami, and Oslo suohkan or Oslo gielda in Northern Sami. Steinkjer municipality is called Stïentjen tjïelte in Southern Sami. Geodata: https://kartkatalog.geonorge.no/metadata/administrative-enheter-kommuner

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Municipalities 1877 - Municipalities 1876

ID
1979
Owner section
320 - Division for population statistic
Responsible
Moe, Dana

Codes

The correspondence links 8 codes from “Municipalities 1877” to 6 codes from “Municipalities 1876”.

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Municipalities 1877Municipalities 1876
0301Kristiania0301Christiania
0619Ål0619Ål
0620Hol (Buskerud)0619Ål
0934Vegusdal0934Evje og Vegusdal
0937Evje0934Evje og Vegusdal
1301Bergen1281Bergen landdistrikt
1301Bergen
1617Hitra1617Hitra
1619Frøya1617Hitra