Nord-Rana Municipality
Nord-Rana herred Mo herred (historic) | |
|---|---|
 Nordland within Norway | |
 Nord-Rana within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 66°20′46″N 14°07′48″E / 66.34611°N 14.13000°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Established | 1839 |
| • Preceded by | Ranen Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Rana Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Ytteren |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 3,980 km2 (1,540 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
| • Total | 11,636 |
| • Density | 2.9/km2 (7.6/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Moværing Ranværing[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1833[2] |
Nord-Rana (historically: Mo herred) is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 3,980-square-kilometre (1,540 sq mi) municipality existed from 1839 until its dissolution in 1964. From 1839 until 1844, it was named Nord-Ranen, from 1844 until 1923, it was called Mo, and then from 1923 until 1964 it was named Nord-Rana. The former municipality was located at the innermost part of the Ranfjorden. It encompassed the eastern 90% of what is now Rana Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Ytteren, just north of the town of Mo i Rana.[3][4]
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (18 September 2016). "Nord-Rana". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ Helland, Amund (1908). "Mo herred". Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian). Vol. XVIII. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 446. Retrieved 16 September 2018.