Hemnes
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- This article is about the municipality. For the village in Akershus, see Hemnes, Akershus.
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| County | Nordland | |
| District | Helgeland | |
| Municipality | NO-1832 | |
| Administrative centre | Korgen | |
| Mayor (2003) | Kjell Idar Juvik (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 43 1,589 km² 1,432 km² 0.49 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 210 4,562 0.10 % -6.5 % 3/km² | |
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| www.hemnes.kommune.no | ||
Hemnes is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway.
The lake Røssvatnet (Reevhtse in Sami) is a lake and reservoir lying partially in Hemnes; it has been the site of human occupation since the Stone Age. Its area of 219 km² makes it the second largest lake in Norway by surface area.
| Municipalities of Nordland | Image:Nordland vapen.png |
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Alstahaug | Andøy | Ballangen | Beiarn | Bindal | Bodø | Brønnøy | Bø | Dønna | Evenes | Fauske | Flakstad | Gildeskål | Grane | Hadsel | Hamarøy | Hattfjelldal | Hemnes | Herøy | Leirfjord | Lurøy | Lødingen | Meløy | Moskenes | Narvik | Nesna | Rana | Rødøy | Røst | Saltdal | Sortland | Steigen | Sømna | Sørfold | Tjeldsund | Træna | Tysfjord | Vefsn | Vega | Vestvågøy | Vevelstad | Vågan | Værøy | Øksnes | |
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