Mæla is a village in Rana

Rana, Norway

Rana is the second largest municipality in Nordland county – and the third largest in North Norway – by population. By area, Rana is largest in Norway south of Finnmark , taking in large areas of mountains and forested valleys. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region...

 municipality in Nordland

Nordland

is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...

 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. It is located in the end of the fjord

Fjord

Geologically, a fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity.-Formation:A fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley by abrasion of the surrounding bedrock. Glacial melting is accompanied by rebound of Earth's crust as the ice...

 Sjona, a few kilometres north of Utskarpen

Utskarpen

Utskarpen is a village located 37 km from Mo i Rana in the Rana municipality, on the coast of Helgeland in Nordland county in northern Norway. The village center is located at the head of the Utskarpen Fjord which is part of Ranfjord. Highway 12 passes through the village.Utskarpen has a...

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The district surrounding the inner part of Sjona previously belonged to Nesna

Nesna

Nesna 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 Nesna....

 municipality. On 1 January 1964 this particular district, which had 543 inhabitants at the time, was merged with Mo i Rana

Mo i Rana

Mo i Rana is a town in the municipality of Rana, Nordland, Norway, located just south of the Arctic Circle and in the region Helgeland. The town is called "Mo i Rana" to distinquish it from other places named Mo - most notably the town of Mosjøen, also in Helgeland - though locally the town is...

, Nord-Rana

Nord-Rana

Nord-Rana is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The administrative centre was Ytteren.It was created by a split from Mo i Rana on 1 January 1923. The new municipality had a population of 1,305....

 and a part of Sør-Rana

Sør-Rana

Sør-Rana is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway.Sør-Rana was separated from Hemnes July 1, 1929. The new municipality had a population of 1.708....

 to create the new municipality Rana

Rana, Norway

Rana is the second largest municipality in Nordland county – and the third largest in North Norway – by population. By area, Rana is largest in Norway south of Finnmark , taking in large areas of mountains and forested valleys. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region...

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