Norway Yearbook - 2003

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Urban settlement area and land cover in urban settlements, by county.
1 January 2002
Total urban
settlement
area km2
Urban settlement
area in
per cent of
total area
Per cent of urban settlement area
Of which area
Covered by
for residential
buildings
buildings1
Covered
by road5
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January2000.
Source: Land use in urban agglomerations, Statistics Norway. More information: http:/twww.ssb.no/arealbruk_en/
Population
in urban
settlements
Population
density
in urban
settlements
Pop. density
per km2
The whole country2193.6 0.7 9.5 42 14.9 3474623 1 584
østfold 144,6 3.5 9.5 4.2 14.6 209 107 1 446
Akershus 246,1 5.0 9.0 4.4 14.0 419 785 1 706
Oslo 133,2 29.3 14.0 6.4 15.8 508134 3816
Hedmark 97.2 0.4 8.8 3.5 14.7 99485 1 024
Oppland 101,0 0.4 8.2 3.1 15.3 98282 973
Buskerud 137,2 0.9 8.9 3.8 14.7 185 030 1 349
Vestfold 126,1 5.7 9.5 4.3 15.1 180377 1430
Telemark 96.1 0.6 8.8 3.9 15.6 122 340 1 273
Aust-Agder 62.9 0.7 7.7 3.5 14.5 69477 1104
Vest-Agder 78.5 1.1 9.7 4.5 15.4 123 141 1 570
Rogaland 177,0 1.9 11.6 5.1 15.8 318824 1 802
Hordaland 212,6 1.4 8.7 4.2 15.5 339807 1 598
Sognog Fjordane 52.9 0.3 8.7 3.2 15.1 58343 1102
Møre og Romsdal 135,1 0.9 8.4 3.6 13.9 162 793 1 205
Sør-Trøndelag 112,9 0.6 10.1 4.0 12.9 199 521 1 767
Nord-Trøndelag 59.8 0.3 9.5 3.6 15.0 70679 1182
Nordland 115,0 0.3 9.3 4.0 15.1 157 125 1 366
Troms 65.7 0.3 9.0 4.0 15.7 98643 1 501
Finnmark Finnmárku 39.5 0.1 9.7 4.3 15.0 53730 1 361
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Urban settlement area and land cover in urban settlements. Size classes.
1 January 2002
Size class. Population
Number
of urban
settlements
Total urban
settlement
area. km2
Per cent of urban settlement area
Covered by
buildings
Of which area
for residential
buildings
Covered
by roads
Population
in urban
settlements
Population
density
in urban
settlements
Pop. density
The whole country 929 2193 9.5 4.2 14.9 3474623
per km
1 584
200- 499 353 165 6.8 2.6 12.7 119113 721
500- 999 226 184 7.1 2.9 14.3 155722 839
1 000- 1 999 143 202 7.8 3.4 14.4 199 165 1 000
2000- 19999 188 730 9.2 4.0 15.2 981 591 1 352
20000-99999 15 421 10.2 4.7 15.7 716234 1716
100000- 4 491 11.9 5.5 14.9 1302798 2653
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January2000.
Source: Land use in urban agglomerations, Statistics Norway. More information: http://swswi.ssb.no/arealbruk_eril
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