Hemnes Municipality
Hemnes Municipality
Hemnes kommune | |
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View of Hemnesberget | |
Nordland within Norway | |
Hemnes within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 66°03′15″N 14°01′50″E / 66.05417°N 14.03056°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Established | 1839 |
| • Preceded by | Rana Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Korgen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Paul Asphaug (Sp) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,589.50 km2 (613.71 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,429.98 km2 (552.12 sq mi) |
| • Water | 159.52 km2 (61.59 sq mi) 10% |
| • Rank | #49 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,915.75 m (6,285.27 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 4,485 |
| • Rank | #194 in Norway |
| • Density | 2.8/km2 (7/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −1.5% |
| Demonym | Hemnesværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1832 |
| Website | Official website |
Hemnes is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Korgen. Other villages include Bjerka, Bleikvasslia, Finneidfjord, Hemnesberget, and Sund.
The municipality sits south of the Ranfjorden and stretches south and east toward the border with Sweden. The Nordland Line and European route E6 cross Hemnes on their way to the town of Mo i Rana about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the northeast. The E6 highway enters Hemnes from the west through the Korgfjell Tunnel from Vefsn Municipality.
The 1,590-square-kilometre (610 sq mi) municipality is the 49th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Hemnes is the 194th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,485. The municipality's population density is 2.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.3/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1.5% over the previous 10-year period.