Rana, Norway
Rana is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Mo i Rana.
Rana kommune | |
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Municipality | |
 View of Mo i Rana in late July 2003 | |
 Coat of arms  Nordland within Norway | |
 Rana within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 66°22′19″N 14°20′34″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| Re-established | 1 Jan 1964 |
| Disestablished | 1839 |
| Administrative centre | Mo i Rana |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Geir Waage (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,460.18 km2 (1,722.09 sq mi) |
| • Land | 4,202.92 km2 (1,622.76 sq mi) |
| • Water | 257.26 km2 (99.33 sq mi) 5.8% |
| • Rank | 4 in Norway |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 26,092 |
| • Rank | 45 in Norway |
| • Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | 1.7% |
| Demonyms | Ranværing Ransmann[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1833 |
| Official language form | Neutral[2] |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
| Succeeded by | Nord-Rana & Sør-Rana |
| Preceded by | Mo i Rana, Nord-Rana, and other areas |
Related pages
References
- "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
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