page_title: Rana, Norway
hierarchical_section_title: Rana, Norway
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Mo i Rana Norwegen
context_page_description: 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 municipality is the 4th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Rana is the 44th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 26,184. 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 and its population has increased by 3.6% over the previous 10-year period. Rana was a part of the Terra Securities scandal in 2007 relating to some investments that were made by the municipality.
context_section_description: 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 og Finnmark county). Rana is the 44th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 26,184. 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 3.6% over the previous 10-year period. Rana was a part of the Terra Securities scandal in 2007 relating to some investments that were made by the municipality.
caption: View of Mo i Rana in late July 2003
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