Nord-Rana

Nord-Rana herred
Mo herred
Former municipality

Nordland within
Norway

Nord-Rana within Nordland
Coordinates: 66°20′46″N 14°07′48″E / 66.34611°N 14.13000°E / 66.34611; 14.13000Coordinates: 66°20′46″N 14°07′48″E / 66.34611°N 14.13000°E / 66.34611; 14.13000
Country Norway
County Nordland
District Helgeland
Established 1839
Disestablished 1 Jan 1964
Administrative centre Ytteren
Area
 • Total 3,980 km2 (1,540 sq mi)
  *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population (1964)
 • Total 11,636
 • Density 2.9/km2 (7.6/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Moværing
Ranværing[1]
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-1833
Preceded by Ranen in 1839
Succeeded by Rana in 1964
Data from Statistics Norway

Nord-Rana (historically: Mo herred) is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 3,980-square-kilometre (1,540 sq mi) municipality existed from 1839 until its dissolution in 1964. From 1839 until 1844, it was named Nord-Ranen, from 1844 until 1923, it was called Mo, and then from 1923 until 1964 it was named Nord-Rana. The former municipality was located at the innermost part of the Ranfjorden. It encompassed the eastern 90% of what is now Rana Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Ytteren, just north of the town of Mo i Rana.[2][3]

Map of the areas in Rana that were merged in 1964.

History

Rana Municipality was established on 1 January 1838 under the old formannskapsdistrikt law. Shortly afterwards, in 1839, the municipality was divided into Nord-Ranen and Sør-Ranen.[2] In 1844, Nord-Ranen was renamed Mo. On 1 January 1923, the village of Mo was designated as a ladested and so it was separated from the rest of the municipality to become a municipality of its own. The new town of Mo (population: 1,305) kept the name Mo and the rest of the old municipality became known as Nord-Rana (bringing back the old name for the area).

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Nord-Rana (population: 11,636) was merged with the town of Mo i Rana (population: 9,616), the part of the municipality of Sør-Rana located north of the Ranfjorden (population: 697), and the Sjona area of Nesna Municipality (population: 543) to create the large, new Rana Municipality.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  2. 1 2 Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-09-18). "Nord-Rana". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  3. ↑ Helland, Amund (1908). "Mo herred". Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian). XVIII. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 446. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  4. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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