Sør-Rana Municipality
Sør-Rana Municipality
Sør-Rana herred | |
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Nordland within Norway | |
Sør-Rana within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 66°13′29″N 13°36′59″E / 66.22472°N 13.61639°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Established | 1 July 1929 |
| • Preceded by | Hemnes Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Rana Municipality and Hemnes Municipality |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1962-1964) | Kåre Rønning (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 777 km2 (300 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #118 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,915.75 m (6,285.27 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,608 |
| • Rank | #519 in Norway |
| • Density | 2.1/km2 (5/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −13.1% |
| Demonym | Ranværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1831 |
Sør-Rana is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 777-square-kilometre (300 sq mi) municipality existed from 1929 until its dissolution in 1964. The areais now part of Hemnes Municipality. (Hemnes Municipality was also named Sør-Rana from 1838 until 1844). 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.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 777-square-kilometre (300 sq mi) municipality was the 118th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Sør-Rana Municipality was the 519th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,608. The municipality's population density was 2.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.4/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 13.1% over the previous 10-year period.