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Hemnes Municipality

municipality in Nordland, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Nordland
District: Helgeland
Preceded by: Rana Municipality
Administrative centre: Korgen
Mayor 2019: Paul Asphaug ( Sp )
Total: 1,589.50 km (613.71 sq mi)
Land: 1,429.98 km (552.12 sq mi)
Water: 159.52 km (61.59 sq mi) 10%
Rank: # 49 in Norway
Highest elevation: 1,915.75 m (6,285.3 ft)
Density: 2.8/km (7.3/sq mi)
Change 10 years: −1.5%
Demonym: Hemnesværing
Norwegian form: Neutral
Time zone: UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Iso 3166 code: NO-1832

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Hemnes (Ume Sámi: Heäjmmanássja) 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, Finneidfjord, Hemnesberget, and Sund.

View from Korgfjellet mountain in Hemnes (about 400 m amsl) towards Vefsn 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 (12 mi) to the northeast. The E6 highway enters Hemnes from the west through the Korgfjell Tunnel from Vefsn Municipality.