Sør-Rana
| Sør-Rana herred | |
|---|---|
| Former Municipality | |
  Sør-Rana herred Location in Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 66°13′29″N 13°36′59″E / 66.22472°N 13.61639°ECoordinates: 66°13′29″N 13°36′59″E / 66.22472°N 13.61639°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Municipality ID | NO-1831 |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 777 km2 (300 sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| Created from | Hemnes in 1929 |
| Merged into | Rana and Hemnes in 1964 |
Sør-Rana is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Sør-Rana encompassed an area on both sides of the middle section of the Ranfjorden around where the Sørfjorden and Elsfjorden branch off the main fjord.[1]
History
The municipality of Sør-Rana was established on 1 July 1929 when it was separated from the municipality of Hemnes. Initially, the new municipality had a population of 1,708. On 1 January 1964, the district of Sør-Rana that was north of the Ranfjorden, with 697 inhabitants, was merged with the town of Mo i Rana, the municipality of Nord-Rana, and the eastern part of Nesna to create the new municipality Rana. The rest of Sør-Rana (south of the Ranfjorden), with 934 inhabitants, was merged back into the municipality of Hemnes.[2]
References
- 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Sør-Rana" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.