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Sjonbotn

Coordinates: 66°18′23″N 13°33′59″E / 66.3063°N 13.5663°E / 66.3063; 13.5663
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Sjonbotn
Mæla
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Mæla is located in Nordland
Mæla
Mæla
Mæla is located in Norway
Mæla
Mæla
Coordinates: 66°18′23″N 13°33′59″E / 66.3063°N 13.5663°E / 66.3063; 13.5663
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictHelgeland
MunicipalityRana Municipality
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8725 Utskarpen

Sjonbotn[2] is a village in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along Norwegian County Road 17 at the eastern end of the Sjona fjord, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the villages of Utskarpen and Myklebustad.

The small, rural village area sits at the end of the fjord. There is a large marshy river delta at the shoreline that is known as Mæla,[3] a name that is also used for the village area as well.

The district surrounding the inner part of the Sjona fjord originally belonged to Nesna Municipality. On 1 January 1964, this district (population: 543) was merged with the town of Mo i Rana, Nord-Rana Municipality, and the northern part of Sør-Rana Municipality to create the new Rana Municipality.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Mæla, Rana (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn Sjonbotn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  3. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn Mæla". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  4. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.