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This data set is obtained from the survey "Local Government Organization at Municipal and County Level, 2016". The survey was conducted by the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR) on behalf of The Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation (KMD). The aim of this study was to collect data to KMDs organization database. This database provides data on various aspects of municipal organization in most municipalities and counties in Norway. The purpose of the database is to provide a tool that makes it possible for municipalities, counties, state governments, researchers and others interested in municipal organization, to obtain an overview of important organizational feature of the municipalities and county municipalities, either together or separately. The database is currently based on surveys made in 1995, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012.