page_title: Hemnes
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Hemnes / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Okstindan sett fra Litjfjellet ved Drevvatn.
context_page_description: 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 E6 cross Hemnes on their way to the town of Mo i Rana about 20 kilometres to the northeast. The E6 highway enters Hemnes from the west through the Korgfjell Tunnel from Vefsn.
  The 1,589.5-square-kilometre municipality is the 49th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hemnes is the 192nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,454. The municipality's population density is 3.1 inhabitants per square kilometre and its population has decreased by 2.8% over the previous 10-year period.
context_section_description: The lake Røssvatnet (Southern Sami: Reevhtse) is a lake and reservoir lying partially in the southern part of Hemnes. It has been the site of human occupation since the Stone Age. Its area of 219 square kilometres (85 sq mi) makes it the second largest lake in Norway by surface area.  Other lakes include Bleikvatnet, Grasvatnet, Stormålvatnet, and Stormyrbassenget.
  The Okstindan mountain range is located in Hemnes, including the mountain Oksskolten.  The large Okstindbreen glacier sits atop the mountain range.
caption: Okstindan range with Oksskolten, 1916 m, the highest mountain in North Norway.
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