Mo i Rana

Mo i Rana
Mo
View of the town from the fjord in July 2003
View of the town from the fjord in July 2003
Mo i Rana is located in Nordland
Mo i Rana
Mo i Rana
Location of the city
Mo i Rana is located in Norway
Mo i Rana
Mo i Rana
Mo i Rana (Norway)
Coordinates: 66°18′46″N 14°08′34″E / 66.3128°N 14.1428°E / 66.3128; 14.1428
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictHelgeland
MunicipalityRana Municipality
Established as 
Ladested1923–1964
Town (By)1997
Area
 • Total12.03 km2 (4.64 sq mi)
Elevation26 m (85 ft)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total25,980
 • Density1,568/km2 (4,060/sq mi)
DemonymMoværing
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8622 Mo i Rana
Mo ladested
Coat of arms of Mo Municipality
Nordland within Norway
Nordland within Norway
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictHelgeland
Established1 Jan 1923
 • Preceded byMo herred
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byRana Municipality
Administrative centreMo i Rana
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total9,616
 • Density800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1803[4]

Mo i Rana (Southern_Sámi: Måefie[5], Ume_Sámi: Måhvie, Northern_Sámi: Muoffie Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈmuː ɪ ˈrɑ̀ːnɑ]) is a city, and the administrative centre of the municipality of Rana, in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the Helgeland region of Nordland, just south of the Arctic Circle. Some of the city's suburbs include Båsmoen and Ytteren in the north, Gruben in the south east, Selfors in the east, and Åga/Hauknes/Dalsgrenda in the south.

The name "Mo i Rana" (English: Mo in Rana) distinguish it from other places named Mo (including the town of Mosjøen, also located in Helgeland). The city's postal address was "Mo 8600" until 1999, when it was changed to "Mo i Rana 8600". Today, the postal address is "8622 Mo i Rana".

The 12.03-square-kilometre (2,970-acre) city has a population (2018) of 18,866 and a population density of 1,568 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,060/sq mi).[2] This makes it the largest city in Helgeland, and the second largest city (after Bodø) in Nordland county.

  1. ^ In the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".
  2. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  3. ^ "Mo i Rana, Rana (Nordland)". yr.no. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  4. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  5. ^ Sentralt stadnamnregister

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