Back مو إي رانا Arabic مو اى رانا ARZ Му-і-Рана Byelorussian Му и Рана Bulgarian Mo i Rana Catalan Mo i Rana CEB Mo i Rana Czech Mo i Rana Danish Mo i Rana German Mo i Rana Esperanto
| |
|---|---|
 View of the town from the fjord in July 2003 | |
 | |
  Mo i Rana  Mo i Rana | |
| Coordinates: 66°18′46″N 14°08′34″E / 66.3128°N 14.1428°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Municipality | Rana Municipality |
| Established as | |
| Ladested | 1923–1964 |
| Town (By) | 1997 |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
• Total | 18,755 |
| • Density | 1,454/km2 (3,770/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Moværing |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 8622 Mo i Rana |
| Mo ladested | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Nordland within Norway | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1923 |
| • Preceded by | Mo herred |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Rana Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Mo i Rana |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1956–1963) | Eilif Granhaug (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #656 in Norway |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 9,134 |
| • Rank | #81 in Norway |
| • Density | 2,854.4/km2 (7,393/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +73.6% |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1803[4] |
Mo i Rana (Norwegian; pronounced [ˈmuː ɪ ˈrɑ̀ːnɑ]) or Måefie (Southern Sami)[5] (and unofficially Ume Sami: Måhvie, Northern Sami: Muoffie) is a city,[1] and the administrative centre of Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the Helgeland region of Nordland, just south of the Arctic Circle. Some of the city's suburbs include Båsmoen and Ytteren in the north, Gruben in the south east, Selfors in the east, and Åga/Hauknes/Dalsgrenda in the south.
The name "Mo i Rana" (English: Mo in Rana) is used to distinguish it from other places named Mo (including the town of Mosjøen, also located in Helgeland). The city's postal address was "Mo 8600" until 1999, when it was changed to "Mo i Rana 8600". Today, the postal address is "8622 Mo i Rana".
The 12.9-square-kilometre (3,200-acre) city has a population (2023) of 18,755 and a population density of 1,454 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,770/sq mi).[2] This makes it the largest urban area in all of Helgeland, and the second largest city (after Bodø) in Nordland county.
- ^ a b In the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".
- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (23 December 2023). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Mo i Rana, Rana (Nordland)". yr.no. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 27 September 2024.