Sør-Rana is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 777-square-kilometre (300 sq mi) municipality existed from 1929 until 1964 (Hemnes Municipality was also named Sør-Rana from 1838 until 1844).[2] 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.[3]
Sør-Rana herred | |
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Former municipality | |
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![]() Sør-Rana within Nordland | |
Coordinates: 66°13′29″N 13°36′59″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Nordland |
District | Helgeland |
Established | 1 July 1929 |
• Preceded by | Hemnes Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Rana and Hemnes |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 777 km2 (300 sq mi) |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 1,631 |
• Density | 2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Ranværing[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1831 |
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.[3] In 1844, Sør-Ranen was renamed Hemnes.[2] On 1 July 1918, the southern part of Hemnes (population: 1,369) was separated to become the municipality of Korgen. On 1 July 1929 the large municipality of Hemnes was divided into three separate municipalities: Elsfjord (population: 765) in the southwest, Hemnes (population: 1,077) which included the small area around the village of Hemnesberget, and Sør-Rana (population: 1,708) in the north and east.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Sør-Rana municipality was dissolved and its lands were divided up. The district of Sør-Rana that was north of the Ranfjorden, with 697 inhabitants, was merged with the town of Mo i Rana (population: 9,6168), the municipality of Nord-Rana (population: 11,636), and the eastern part of Nesna Municipality (population: 543) to create the new Rana Municipality. The rest of Sør-Rana (south of the Ranfjorden), with 934 inhabitants, was merged with Hemnes Municipality (population: 1,352), the municipality of Korgen (population: 3,033), and the northern part of Hattfjelldal Municipality (population: 168) to form a new, larger Hemnes Municipality.[4]
All municipalities in Norway, including Sør-Rana, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elects a mayor.[5]
The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Sør-Rana was made up of 15 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) | 2 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 15 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 7 | |
Total number of members: | 15 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 5 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 5 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 4 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 5 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 12 | |
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945. |
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