🇳🇴 Cities in Norway — API & JSON data

Norway has 6,339 cities in the Geomelon dataset, one of the more densely covered countries in the API. The most populous is Oslo in Oslo Municipality, at 717,710 people. Query it by name, region, or coordinates, with translations in 20 languages.

Data updated: 2026-07-14

Live demo

Type to search Norway cities…

Top 10 cities by population

City	Region	Population
Oslo	Oslo Municipality	717,710
Bergen	—	291,189
Trondheim	Trøndelag	216,518
Stavanger	Rogaland	129,300
Sandvika	Akershus	115,543
Sandnes Municipality	Rogaland	84,908
Kristiansand	Agder	67,372
Fredrikstad	Østfold	63,610
Sandnes	Rogaland	58,694
Tønsberg	Vestfold	55,939

Sample API response

GET /cities/search?countryCode=no&sort=population_desc&limit=3

[
  {
    "id": "dde6b6e6-deac-4e0b-8f7d-4f15ad5eada3",
    "name": "Oslo",
    "population": 717710,
    "countryName": "Norway",
    "countryCode": "NO",
    "countryEmoji": "🇳🇴",
    "regionName": "Oslo Municipality"
  },
  {
    "id": "425c7923-ab6a-4269-b87d-56f503232c8f",
    "name": "Bergen",
    "population": 291189,
    "countryName": "Norway",
    "countryCode": "NO",
    "countryEmoji": "🇳🇴",
    "regionName": null
  },
  {
    "id": "e764a0f1-23f5-425f-bf5a-91f88b86b0aa",
    "name": "Trondheim",
    "population": 216518,
    "countryName": "Norway",
    "countryCode": "NO",
    "countryEmoji": "🇳🇴",
    "regionName": "Trøndelag"
  }
]

Try it

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://geomelon.p.rapidapi.com/cities/search?countryCode=no&sort=population_desc&limit=10' \
  --header 'x-rapidapi-host: geomelon.p.rapidapi.com' \
  --header 'x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY'

const res = await fetch(
  'https://geomelon.p.rapidapi.com/cities/search?countryCode=no&sort=population_desc&limit=10',
  {
    headers: {
      'x-rapidapi-host': 'geomelon.p.rapidapi.com',
      'x-rapidapi-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    },
  },
)
const cities = await res.json()

Multilingual city names

City names in Norway are available in 20 languages.

en: Oslo
zh: 奥斯陆
ru: Осло

Free dataset

Prefer a static file? Download 507 Norway cities as JSON (71 KB, no API key) from the Norway cities dataset page.

FAQ

How many cities in Norway does the API return?

Geomelon currently has 6,339 cities in Norway across 14 regions. Results are paginated, up to 100 per request.

Is there a free tier?

Yes. RapidAPI's free tier covers a fixed number of requests per month with no credit card required. There is also a free, no-key city-autocomplete endpoint (the demo above) for prefix search.

Can I get Norway city names in other languages?

Yes — city names in Norway are available in 20 languages. Pass the languages you want via the preferredLanguages parameter, most-preferred first.

Do I need an API key?

The main search and lookup endpoints require a free RapidAPI key. The prefix-search autocomplete endpoint used in the demo above is public and does not require a key.

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