Rana is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Mo i Rana.
Rana kommune | |
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 View of Mo i Rana in late July 2003 | |
 Coat of arms  Nordland within Norway | |
 Rana within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 66°22′19″N 14°20′34″E / 66.37194°N 14.34278°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| Administrative centre | Mo i Rana |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Geir Waage (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,460.18 km2 (1,722.09 sq mi) |
| • Land | 4,202.92 km2 (1,622.76 sq mi) |
| • Water | 257.26 km2 (99.33 sq mi) 5.8% |
| • Rank | 4 in Norway |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 26,092 |
| • Rank | 45 in Norway |
| • Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | 1.7% |
| Demonyms | Ranværing Ransmann[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1833 |
| Official language form | Neutral[2] |
Economy
change10% of the employees work in manufacturing; Together with construction workers and those that work in the power industry and the water works, they make up 21% of the work force (as of 2020).[3]
More than 2,800[4] people work (as of 2024) for the different employers at Mo Industrial Park. As of November 2024, the Freyr (company) [and its new owner][5] has six months to sell all of its investments and assets in the municipality; If that does not happen, the company will have to pay a penalty (to another company).[6] Freyr had invested Norwegian kroner 4 billion in building a factory in Rana.[7] The company will be down to 14 full-time employees (in Rana by autumn 2024). Earlier (and as of August 2024), the company had more than 60 employees, before (a round of) layoffs was supposed to start.[8][9]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ↑ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ↑ https://snl.no/Rana. Retrieved 2024-08-29
- ↑ https://www.mip.no/rana-er-nord-norges-storste-eksportkommune/. Retrieved 2024-08-31
- ↑ https://www.nrk.no/nordland/beregner-milliardtap-pa-rana-fabrikker-1.17343092. Retrieved 2025-03-17
- ↑ https://www.dn.no/energi/freyr/tom-einar-jensen/batterier/freyr-toppens-nye-oppdrag-selg-alt-og-skaff-500-millioner/2-1-1736450. Retrieved 2024-11-10
- ↑ https://www.nettavisen.no/norsk-debatt/gang-pa-gang-gjentatte-feil-om-freyr/o/5-95-1563379. Retrieved 2024-11-10
- ↑ https://www.aftenposten.no/okonomi/i/zA0enK/freyr-sier-opp-ansatte-i-mo-i-rana-og-stanser-batteriproduksjonen. Retrieved 2024-08-31
- ↑ https://www.nrk.no/nordland/batteriselskapet-freyr-sier-opp-ansatte-i-mo-i-rana-1.17022706. Retrieved 2024-08-29
