Nord-Rana
| Nord-Rana herred | |
|---|---|
| Former Municipality | |
  Nord-Rana herred Location in Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 66°20′46″N 14°07′48″E / 66.34611°N 14.13000°ECoordinates: 66°20′46″N 14°07′48″E / 66.34611°N 14.13000°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Municipality ID | NO-1833 |
| Adm. Center | Ytteren |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,980 km2 (1,540 sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| Created from | Mo in 1923 |
| Merged into | Rana in 1964 |
Nord-Rana is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The administrative centre was the village of Ytteren, just north of Mo i Rana. The former municipality makes up about 90% of the present-day municipality of Rana.[1]
History
Map of Nord-Rana inside the present-day Rana municipality
The municipality of Nord-Rana was established on 1 January 1923 when the old municipality of Mo was split into the town of Mo i Rana and the rest of the old municipality became Nord-Rana. The new municipality had an initial population of 1,305. On 1 January 1964, Nord-Rana was merged with the town of Mo i Rana and parts of the municipalities of Sør-Rana and Nesna to create the large, new municipality of Rana. Prior to the merger, the population of Nord-Rana was 11,636.[2]
References
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Nord-Rana" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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