Hemnes

Hemnes Municipality
Hemnes kommune
View of Hemnesberget
View of Hemnesberget
Nordland within Norway
Nordland within Norway
Hemnes within Nordland
Hemnes within Nordland
Coordinates: 66°03′15″N 14°01′50″E / 66.05417°N 14.03056°E / 66.05417; 14.03056
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictHelgeland
Established1839
 • Preceded byRana Municipality
Administrative centreKorgen
Government
 • Mayor (2019)Paul Asphaug (Sp)
Area
 • Total1,589.50 km2 (613.71 sq mi)
 • Land1,430.03 km2 (552.14 sq mi)
 • Water159.47 km2 (61.57 sq mi)  10%
 • Rank#49 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total4,459
 • Rank#193 in Norway
 • Density3.1/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −3.5%
DemonymHemnesværing[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1832[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Hemnes is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Korgen. Other villages include Bjerka, Bleikvasslia, Hemnesberget, and Sund.

View from Korgfjellet mountain in Hemnes (about 400 m amsl) towards Vefsn

The municipality sits south of the Ranfjorden and stretches south and east toward the border with Sweden. The Nordland Line and European route E6 cross Hemnes on their way to the town of Mo i Rana about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the northeast. The E6 highway enters Hemnes from the west through the Korgfjell Tunnel from Vefsn.

The 1,590-square-kilometre (610 sq mi) municipality is the 49th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hemnes is the 193rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,459. The municipality's population density is 3.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.0/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 3.5% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

Economy: A manufacturer is now[6] moving all of its 100 jobs in the community, to a a county in South Norway, according to media in September 2023.

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ https://www.nrk.no/nordland/100-ansatte-mister-jobber-_-vindusfabrikken-natre-legger-ned-pa-hemnes-1.16571668. NRK.no. Retrieved 2023-09-26

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