A geopolitical map of Norway, exhibiting its 19 first-order subnational divisions (fylker or "counties") with Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Each of the country's regions is uniquely coloured.

Norway is divided into five major regions (landsdeler), which consist of counties as follows: Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1920x2902, 965 KB) Summary Map: Norway – geopolitical Exhibits counties (fylker) of Norway (19); colours correspond to regions of Norway: yellow: Østlandet (Austlandet) orange: Sørlandet red: Vestlandet green: Trøndelag blue: Nord-Norge violet: Svalbard Drawn by E Pluribus Anthony, adapted... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1920x2902, 965 KB) Summary Map: Norway – geopolitical Exhibits counties (fylker) of Norway (19); colours correspond to regions of Norway: yellow: Østlandet (Austlandet) orange: Sørlandet red: Vestlandet green: Trøndelag blue: Nord-Norge violet: Svalbard Drawn by E Pluribus Anthony, adapted... Administrative division is a generic term for an administrative region within a country — on an arbitrary level below that of the sovereign state — typically with a local government encompassing multiple municipalities, counties, or provinces with a certain degree of autonomy. ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ...

• Nord-Norge (also: Nord-Noreg)
  • Finnmark
  • Troms
  • Nordland
• Trøndelag
  • Nord-Trøndelag
  • Sør-Trøndelag
• Vestlandet
  • Møre og Romsdal
  • Sogn og Fjordane
  • Hordaland
  • Rogaland
• Sørlandet
  • Vest-Agder
  • Aust-Agder
• Østlandet (also: Austlandet)
  • Telemark
  • Buskerud
  • Hedmark
  • Oppland
  • Akershus
  • Oslo (city)
  • Vestfold
  • Østfold

The division into regions is, by convention, based on geographical and also dialectical differences, but it also follows the county borders approximately. Other regions exist for various purposes of government. Administratively, the traditional regions as listed above play less of a role – the major administrative units are at county level. Nord-Norge (Norwegian for Northern Norway) is the name of the geographical region of northern Norway, consisting of the three counties Nordland, Troms and Finnmark. ... County NO-20 Region Nord-Norge Administrative centre Vadsø County mayor   Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 1 48,618 km² 15. ... County NO-19 Region Nord-Norge Administrative centre Tromsø County mayor   Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 4 25,877 km² 8. ... County NO-18 Region Nord-Norge Administrative centre Bodø County mayor   Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 2 38,456 km² 11. ... Trøndelag is the name of a geographical region in the middle of Norway, consisting of the two counties Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag. ... County NO-17 Region Trøndelag Administrative centre Steinkjer County mayor Inger Lise Gjørv Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 6 22,412 km² 6. ... County NO-16 Region Trøndelag Administrative centre Trondheim County mayor Tore O. Sandvik Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 7 18,848 km² 5. ... Vestlandet is the region along the Atlantic coast of southern Norway. ... Møre og Romsdal is a county in the northernmost part of the Vestlandet region of Norway, and borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. ... County NO-14 Region Vestlandet Administrative centre Leikanger County mayor Nils R. Sandal Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 8 18,623 km² 5. ... Hordaland is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. ... Rogaland is a county in Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. ... Sørlandet is the geographical region (landsdel) of the Skagerrak coast of southern Norway. ... County NO-10 Region Sørlandet Administrative centre Kristiansand County mayor Thore Westermoen Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 15 7,276 km² 2. ... County NO-09 Region Sørlandet Administrative centre Arendal County mayor Oddvar Skaiaa Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 14 9,157 km² 2. ... Østlandet Østlandet or Austlandet is the geographical region of the south-eastern part of Norway. ... Telemark is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. ... Buskerud is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. ... Hedmark is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. ... Oppland is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. ... County NO-02 Region Østlandet Administrative centre Oslo County mayor Hildur Horn Øien (KrF) Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 16 4,918 km² 1. ... County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² {{{arealand}}} km² 0. ... County NO-07 Region Østlandet Administrative centre Tønsberg County mayor   Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 18 2,224 km² 0. ... Østfold is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. ... Map of the Earth ( Medium) ( Large 2 MB) Table of geography, hydrography, and navigation, from the 1728 Cyclopaedia. ... Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway. ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ...

Sometimes the region Midt-Norge (Midt-Noreg) is mentioned instead of Trøndelag, but Midt-Norge also includes Nordmøre and Romsdal in Møre og Romsdal. When the two regions Midt-Norge and Vestlandet are mentioned together, it is understood that these are not grouped with Vestlandet. Sunnmøre, however, counts as part of Vestlandet. Occasionally, Rogaland is grouped with Sørlandet instead of Vestlandet. Nordmøre (lit. ... Romsdal is the name of a valley and traditional district in the Norwegian county Møre og Romsdal. ... Sunnmøre (lit. ... Vestlandet is the region along the Atlantic coast of southern Norway. ...

Svalbard is not a county and is not usually considered part of Nord-Norge. The governor of Svalbard (sysselmannen) reports to the Department of Justice, whereas the county governors (fylkesmenn) report to the Department of Administration. See Svalbard Treaty. Sysselmann is a Norwegian title of local government. ... The Traité concernant le Spitsberg of February 1920 placed the arctic islands of Spitsbergen as an overseas part of Kingdom of Norway (article I). ...

Bouvet Island in the south Atlantic Ocean is an external dependent territory of Norway.

See also

• Lists of unofficial regions by country
• Counties of Norway
• Metropolitan regions of Norway
• Traditional districts of Norway
• Subdivisions of Norden

This is a list of lists of unofficial regions by country: List of regions of Australia List of regions of Canada List of regions in India List of regions in Japan List of regions of the United States and historic regions of the United States List of traditional regions of... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ... There are 16 metropolitan regions (Byregioner, City Regions) in Norway. ... Norway may be divided into a number of traditional districts. ... Norden has some similiar named subnational entities whilst the translations into english partially differ. ...

External links

• Regionalization and devolution: Proposed new regions of Norway (powerpoint slide show)

Regions of Norway
Nord-Norge • Østlandet • Sørlandet • Trøndelag • Vestlandet