Place:Hemnes, Nordland, Norway

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NameHemnes
Alt namesRanensource: Family History Library Catalog
Sør-Ranasource: Family History Library Catalog
Hemnes Prgjld.
TypeMunicipality
Located inNordland, Norway
source: Family History Library Catalog


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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 to the northeast. The E6 highway enters Hemnes from the west through the Korgfjell Tunnel from Vefsn.

The 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 and its population has decreased by 2.8% over the previous 10-year period.

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