Nord-Rana
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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]
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Nord-Rana Municipality
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Coordinates: 66°20′46″N 14°07′48″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] |
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