What is the total population in the city/town of Arendal?
CREATE TABLE table_157826_1 (population VARCHAR, city_town VARCHAR)
SELECT COUNT(population) FROM table_157826_1 WHERE city_town = "Arendal"
### Context: CREATE TABLE table_157826_1 (population VARCHAR, city_town VARCHAR) ### Question: What is the total population in the city/town of Arendal? ### Answer: SELECT COUNT(population) FROM table_157826_1 WHERE city_town = "Arendal"