Hemnes
| Hemnes kommune | |||
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 Hemnes within Nordland |
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| Coordinates: 66°3′15″N 14°1′50″E / 66.05417°N 14.03056°ECoordinates: 66°3′15″N 14°1′50″E / 66.05417°N 14.03056°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Nordland | ||
| District | Helgeland | ||
| Administrative centre | Korgen | ||
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| • Mayor (2011) | Kjell Joar Petersen-Øverleir (H) | ||
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| • Total | 1,588.76 km2 (613.42 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 1,432.32 km2 (553.02 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 156.44 km2 (60.40 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 43 in Norway | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 4,600 | ||
| • Rank | 210 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 3.2/km2 (8/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -1.4 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Hemnesværing | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1832 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website | www |
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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, 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 E06 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.
This municipality was established in 1839 when the old municipality of Rana was divided into Sør-Rana and Nord-Rana, shortly after the Formannskapsdistrikt law went into effect. Soon after, in 1844, Sør-Rana was renamed Hemnes.
On 1 July 1918, the southern district of Hemnes (population: 1,369) was separated to become the new municipality of Korgen. This left Hemnes with 3,567 residents. A few months later on 1 January 1919, the eastern area of Bardal (population: 4) was transferred to Nesna. Then on 1 July 1929, Hemnes was split into three municipalities: Sør-Rana, Elsfjord, and Hemnes. After this the municipality of Hemnes only consisted of the village of Hemnesberget and the area immediately around it (population: 1,077). On 1 January 1964, the municipalities of Korgen, Hemnes, the extreme northern part of Hattfjelldal, and the southern part of Sør-Rana were all merged to form a new, larger municipality of Hemnes.
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