Nesoddtangen

Nesoddtangen
Village
Country	Norway
Region	Østlandet
County	Akershus
District	Follo
Municipality	Nesodden
Time zone	CET (UTC+01:00)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02:00)

Nesoddtangen is a village in, and the administrative centre of Nesodden in Akershus, Norway. It had 11,795 residents in 2011; about two thirds of the municipality's population. It is located 4 miles (7 kilometers) south west of Oslo, and passenger ferry is the most used commuting transportation. Of the working population in Nesoddtangen, more than 90% work in Oslo.

The name Nesoddtangen is a triple tautology, consisting of three parts, nes, odd and tangen, all being synonyms signifying a small cape or promontory.

Coordinates: 59°52′N 10°39′E / 59.867°N 10.650°E / 59.867; 10.650

Most populous urban areas of Norway

As of 1 January 2014, according to Statistics Norway

1.	Oslo	942,084
2.	Bergen	251,281
3.	Stavanger/Sandnes	207,439
4.	Trondheim	172,226
5.	Drammen	112,123
6.	Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg	107,920
7.	Porsgrunn/Skien	91,349
8.	Kristiansand	59,681

9.	Tønsberg	50,372
10.	Ålesund	50,345
11.	Moss	45,017
12.	Sandefjord	42,345
13.	Arendal	42,145
14.	Haugesund	40,631
15.	Bodø	39,384
16.	Tromsø	33,319

17.	Hamar	26,232
18.	Halden	24,707
19.	Larvik	23,579
20.	Askøy	21,911
21.	Kongsberg	20,670
22.	Harstad	20,533
23.	Molde	20,327
24.	Horten	20,036

25.	Gjøvik	19,604
26.	Lillehammer	19,586
27.	Mo i Rana	18,592
28.	Kristiansund	18,300
29.	Korsvik	16,385
30.	Tromsdalen	16,271
31.	Jessheim	15,966
32.	Hønefoss	15,154

33.	Ski	14,446
34.	Alta	14,430
35.	Elverum	14,326
36.	Narvik	14,202
37.	Askim	13,822
38.	Leirvik	13,717
39.	Drøbak	13,445
40.	Nesoddtangen	12,428

41.	Osøyro	12,296
42.	Vennesla	12,242
43.	Steinkjer	12,224
44.	Grimstad	12,172
45.	Arna	11,960
46.	Kongsvinger	11,938
47.	Råholt	11,828
48.	Stjørdalshalsen	11,453

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