Rana, Norway

Rana Municipality
Rana kommune
View of Mo i Rana in late July 2003
View of Mo i Rana in late July 2003
Flag of Rana Municipality
Coat of arms of Rana Municipality
Nordland within Norway
Nordland within Norway
Rana within Nordland
Rana within Nordland
Coordinates: 66°22′19″N 14°20′34″E / 66.37194°N 14.34278°E / 66.37194; 14.34278
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictHelgeland
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1839
 • Succeeded byNord-Rana & Sør-Rana
Re-established1 Jan 1964
 • Preceded byMo i Rana, Nord-Rana, and other areas
Administrative centreMo i Rana
Government
 • Mayor (2015)Geir Waage (Ap)
Area
 • Total4,460.18 km2 (1,722.09 sq mi)
 • Land4,202.78 km2 (1,622.70 sq mi)
 • Water257.41 km2 (99.39 sq mi)  5.8%
 • Rank#4 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total25,980
 • Rank#46 in Norway
 • Density6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +0.9%
DemonymsRanværing
Ransmann[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1833[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Rana 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, Mæla, Myklebustad, Nevernes, Røssvoll, Selfors, Skonseng, Storforshei, Utskarpen, and Ytteren.

The 4,460-square-kilometre (1,720 sq mi) municipality is the 4th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway (the largest municipality outside Troms and Finnmark counties). Rana is the 46th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 25,980. This makes it the second largest municipality in Nordland county—and the third largest in North Norway. The municipality's population density is 6.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (16/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.9% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

Rana was a part of the Terra Securities scandal in 2007 relating to some investments that were made by the municipality.[citation needed]

Economy: as of 2023, FREYR has a so-called[6] test factory for battery technology; the size of the factory is 13,000 square meters,[7] and it had[8] 70 employees before 10 were laid off in late November.[9][10] As of Q4 2023, the first production line is delayed.[11] The company said that it will halve its cash expenses, for year 2024.[8][6]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ a b https://www.nrk.no/nordland/freyr-kutter-kraftig-i-batterisatsingen-i-mo-i-rana-1.16630920. NRK.no. Retrieved 2023-11-09
  7. ^ https://www.nrk.no/nordland/freyr-gir-100-millioner-til-to-toppledere-_-apner-norges-forste-batterifabrikk-1.16355194. NRK.no. Retrieved 2023-11-09
  8. ^ a b https://www.nrk.no/nordland/freyr_-aksjene-stuper-etter-kvartalstall-_-satser-i-usa-1.16632115. NRK.no. Retrieved 2023-11-11
  9. ^ https://www.nrk.no/nordland/freyr-nedbemanner-78-ansatte-_-ti-av-dem-i-mo-i-rana-1.16654400. NRK.no. Retrieved 2023-11-27
  10. ^ [the battery fairy-tale] https://www.dagsavisen.no/nyheter/2023/11/25/batterieventyret/. Dagsavisen.no. Retrieved 2023-11-25
  11. ^ https://www.dn.no/energi/freyr/torstein-dale-sjotveit/tidligere-freyr-topp-solgte-aksjer-for-ni-millioner-dagen-for-katastroferapport/2-1-1552325. DN.no. Retrieved 2023-11-10

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