Mo i Rana (Mo i Rana)
Mo i Rana is a city, and the administrative centre of the municipality of Rana, 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, Selfors in the east, and Åga/Hauknes/Dalsgrenda in the south.
The name "Mo i Rana" (English: Mo in Rana) 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 12.03 km2 city has a population (2018) of 18,866 and a population density of 1568 PD/km2. This makes it the largest city in Helgeland, and the second largest city (after Bodø) in Nordland county.
Directly translated, the name Mo i Rana means "Mo in Rana". The name "Mo" comes from an old farm that was situated near the modern city, and the name of the farm comes from the Old Norse name Móar, which means sand or grass lowland. The name Rana is believed to originate from Old Norse as well. "Rana" means quick or fast, and the name is assumed to be related to the fast water flow in the fjord "Ranfjorden" by the city.
Originally the city was generally known simply as Mo, but as many Norwegian settlements bear that name, disambiguating it by specifying it as the one that is located in Rana became commonplace. As the city grew and became more famous nationwide, the longer form came to dominate. Locals may still refers to it simply as Mo, and such may also be used as shorthand in contexts in which it is already established that one is referring to Mo i Rana.
The name "Mo i Rana" (English: Mo in Rana) 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 12.03 km2 city has a population (2018) of 18,866 and a population density of 1568 PD/km2. This makes it the largest city in Helgeland, and the second largest city (after Bodø) in Nordland county.
Directly translated, the name Mo i Rana means "Mo in Rana". The name "Mo" comes from an old farm that was situated near the modern city, and the name of the farm comes from the Old Norse name Móar, which means sand or grass lowland. The name Rana is believed to originate from Old Norse as well. "Rana" means quick or fast, and the name is assumed to be related to the fast water flow in the fjord "Ranfjorden" by the city.
Originally the city was generally known simply as Mo, but as many Norwegian settlements bear that name, disambiguating it by specifying it as the one that is located in Rana became commonplace. As the city grew and became more famous nationwide, the longer form came to dominate. Locals may still refers to it simply as Mo, and such may also be used as shorthand in contexts in which it is already established that one is referring to Mo i Rana.
Map - Mo i Rana (Mo i Rana)
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Norway has a total area of 385,207 km2 and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of 1,619 km. It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the sea coasts; the interior, while colder, is also significantly milder than areas elsewhere in the world on such northerly latitudes. Even during polar night in the north, temperatures above freezing are commonplace on the coastline. The maritime influence brings high rainfall and snowfall to some areas of the country.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| NOK | Norwegian krone | kr | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
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| FI | Finnish language |
| SE | Northern Sami |
| NO | Norwegian language |
| NN | Nynorsk |