Rana Municipality
Rana Municipality
Rana kommune Raanen tjïelte | |
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| Ranen herred (historic name) | |
View of Mo i Rana in late July 2003 | |
Nordland within Norway | |
Rana within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 66°22′19″N 14°20′34″E / 66.37194°N 14.34278°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1839 |
| • Succeeded by | Nord-Ranen & Sør-Ranen |
| Re-established | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Preceded by | Mo i Rana, Nord-Rana Municipality, and other areas |
| Administrative centre | Mo i Rana |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Geir Waage (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,460.19 km2 (1,722.09 sq mi) |
| • Land | 4,202.66 km2 (1,622.66 sq mi) |
| • Water | 257.53 km2 (99.43 sq mi) 5.8% |
| • Rank | #4 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,589.26 m (5,214.11 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 25,994 |
| • Rank | #47 in Norway |
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +0.2% |
| Demonyms | Ranværing Ransmann |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1833 |
| Website | Official website |
Rana (Norwegian) or Raane (Southern Sami) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Mo i Rana, which houses the National Library of Norway. Other population centers in Rana include Båsmoen, Dunderland, Eiteråga, Flostrand, Hauknes, Myklebustad, Nevernes, Røssvoll, Selfors, Sjonbotn, Skonseng, Storforsheia, Utskarpen, and Ytteren.
The 4,460-square-kilometre (1,720 sq mi) municipality is the 4th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway (the largest municipality outside Troms and Finnmark counties). Rana is the 47th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 25,994. This makes it the second largest municipality in Nordland county—and the third largest in North Norway. The municipality's population density is 5.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.2% over the previous 10-year period.
Rana was a part of the Terra Securities scandal in 2007 relating to some investments that were made by the municipality.