Counties of Norway

Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker (Bokmål) / fylke (Nynorsk); until 1918 known as amt, pl. amter / amt), and 433 municipalities (kommune, pl. kommuner / kommunar). The capital Oslo is considered as both a county and a municipality.

Related Topics:
Norway - Counties - Norwegian - Bokmål - Nynorsk - Municipalities - Oslo

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There is some political disagreement on whether counties are a practical or indeed necessary level of administration. See politics of Norway for more information.

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