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Svalbard

SVALBARD

Native Name: Svalbard

ISO-Code: SVA

Dependent from: Norway

Capital: Longyearbyen

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The population of the municipalities, settlements and stations of Svalbard.

Municipalities
Settlements and Stations

Norwegian inhabitants of Norwegian settlements are registered as residents of a Norwegian municipality.

Municipalities

	Name	Abbr.	A (km²)	E 1998-01-01	E 2004-09-01	E 2010-03-01
<	Bjørnøya {Bjornoya}	BJO	178	8	9	10
<	Hopen	HOP	47	4	4	4
<	Spitsbergen	SPI	60,797	2,989	2,693	2,481
	Svalbard	SVA	61,022	3,001	2,706	2,495

(1998) (2004) provided by Celvin Ruisdael.
(2010) Statistics Norway (web).

Settlements and Stations

	Name	Status	Adm.	C E 1998-01-01	C E 2004-09-01	C E 2010-03-01
<	Barentsburg [Russian settlement]	ASett	SPI	791	812	420
<	Bjørnøya {Bjornoya}	Stat	BJO	8	9	10
<	Hopen	Stat	HOP	4	4	4
<	Hornsund [Polish settlement]	ASett	SPI	10	8	9
<	Isfjord	Stat	SPI	2	0	0
<	Longyearbyen [Norwegian settlement]	Sett	SPI	1,698	1,831	2,017
<	Ny-Ålesund [Norwegian settlement] {Ny-Alesund}	Sett	SPI	27	33	35
<	Pyramiden [Russian settlement, closed 1998/99]	ASett	SPI	451	0	0
<	Svea (Sveagruva)	Sett	SPI	7	9	0

(1998) (2004) provided by Celvin Ruisdael.
(2010) Statistics Norway (web). The total population of the Norwegian settlements is 2,052; the summer population of Ny-Ålesund is up to 180.
About 300 people commute on a daily or weekly basis from Longyearbyen to Svea. Up to 20 Russian settlers work in Pyramiden.