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39-476: The 1,046-square-kilometre (404 sq mi) municipality is the 107th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Brønnøy is the 135th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,826. The municipality's population density is 7.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 0.9% over the previous 10-year period. The Brønnøysund Register Centre

78-409: A royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Brønnøy . The coat of arms was granted on 20 May 1988. The official blazon is " Or a balisage signal sable " ( Norwegian : I gull en svart seilingsgrind ). This means the arms have a field (background) that has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold

117-548: A tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The charge is a leaping salmon . This was chosen as a symbol of the rich salmon rivers Vefsna and Svenningelva that run through the municipality. There are many small waterfalls where jumping salmon can be observed in the summer. The arms were designed by P. Lakfors. The Church of Norway has one parish ( sokn ) within Grane Municipality. It

156-573: A fast pace. Cities with high population densities are, by some, considered to be overpopulated, though this will depend on factors like quality of housing and infrastructure and access to resources. Very densely populated cities are mostly in Asia (particularly Southeast Asia ); Africa's Lagos , Kinshasa , and Cairo ; South America's Bogotá , Lima , and São Paulo ; and Mexico City and Saint Petersburg also fall into this category. City population and especially area are, however, heavily dependent on

195-544: A high urbanization level, with an economically specialized city population drawing also on rural resources outside the area, illustrating the difference between high population density and overpopulation . Deserts have very limited potential for growing crops as there is not enough rain to support them. Thus, their population density is generally low. However, some cities in the Middle East, such as Dubai , have been increasing in population and infrastructure growth at

234-467: A little less than the land area of Puerto Rico , 8,868 square kilometres (3,424 sq mi). Although the arithmetic density is the most common way of measuring population density, several other methods have been developed to provide alternative measures of population density over a specific area. Grane Municipality Grane is a municipality in Nordland county , Norway . It

273-419: A rich variety of seabirds , are also located in the municipality. Brønnøy has a temperate oceanic climate with mild winters with all monthly mean temperatures above freezing (Koppen Cfb ). The growing season is also long for the latitude. There is a lot of precipitation, with significant precipitation in all months. Autumn and early winter is the wettest season and October the wettest month. The driest season

312-401: A simple and plain name, but many questions arise regarding both valid meanings for the word and the spoken forms it takes. The spoken form is most peculiar. It is distinct from other genuine old farm names in the area in that it is uninflected, with no definite form and consequently no distinct case (neither dative nor genitive ). It is said short and crisp, regardless of what speech context it

351-603: Is an important employer in Brønnøy. Also, one of the largest limestone mines in Northern Europe is located in the municipality. Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy is located near the town of Brønnøysund. The municipality of Brønnøy was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 October 1875 the eastern district (population: 1,162) was separated to become the new Velfjord Municipality . This left Brønnøy with 4,156 residents. Then on 1 January 1901,

390-574: Is calculated for a county , city , country , another territory or the entire world . The world's population is around 8,000,000,000 and the Earth 's total area (including land and water) is 510,000,000 km (200,000,000 sq mi). Therefore, the worldwide human population density is approximately 8,000,000,000 ÷ 510,000,000 = 16/km (41/sq mi). However, if only the Earth's land area of 150,000,000 km (58,000,000 sq mi)

429-658: Is exactly the same. But it is rather insensible that the name could have been borrowed from there. Therefore, if the name actually is a local development in the Old Norse speech forms of the Middle Ages —there was surely quite a significant farm settlement in the central valleys of Vefsn before the Bubonic plague —it was unlikely to have been used as the name for a farm. Rather it would have had to have been so well entrenched in its ancient speech form that it held over from

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468-468: Is found in. It seems to be a farm name with a grammatical form presuming a standard only found among farms cleared in the Middle Ages , and likely around the 12th century. But the Grane farm was not cleared before the mid-17th century and there is nothing to suggest a prior settlement. Thus we find a basic disparity without any easy explanation. Farm names sometimes follow environmental descriptions given in

507-552: Is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Helgeland District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal . The municipal council ( Kommunestyre ) of Grane is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show

546-549: Is located along the Norwegian coast. Vega Municipality and Vevelstad Municipality are to the north, Vefsn Municipality and Grane Municipality are to the east, and Bindal Municipality and Sømna Municipality are to the south. The large fjord Velfjorden runs into the heart of the municipality. In the southwest is the island of Torget , with the mountain Torghatten , is famous for a cavity that goes straight through

585-549: Is part of the Helgeland traditional region . The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Trofors . There are several other villages in the municipality including Fallmoen , Grane , Leiren , Majavatn , and Strendene . The European route E6 highway and the Nordland Line railway both run through the municipality from south to north. The 2,004-square-kilometre (774 sq mi) municipality

624-540: Is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland . The municipality is located in the southern part of Nordland county, along the border with Trøndelag county. Grane includes many lakes including Fiskelausvatnet , Gåsvatnet , Jengelvatnet , Majavatnet , Mellingsvatnet , Nedre Fiplingvatnet , Sefrivatnet , and Storsvenningvatnet . The main river Vefsna also runs through

663-592: Is population divided by total land area , sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometer" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, areas of water or glaciers. Commonly this

702-409: Is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality

741-480: Is spring and early summer with May as the driest month. There have been weather stations in Brønnøy since 1873. 9 of the 12 monthly all-time lows are from 1940 or older; 3 from before 1900. The all-time low −18.4 °C (−1.1 °F) was recorded in February 1966, and the all-time high 32.1 °C (89.8 °F) was set on 27 July 2019. Inland areas of the municipality will have colder winters. Brønnøy Municipality

780-530: Is taken into account, then human population density is 53/km (140/sq mi). This includes all continental and island land area, including Antarctica . However, if Antarctica is excluded, then population density rises to over 58 per square kilometre (150/sq mi). The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has developed a suite of (open and free) data and tools named the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) to improve

819-412: Is the 37th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Grane is the 304th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,447. The municipality's population density is 0.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.8/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1.2% over the previous 10-year period. The municipality of Grane was established on 1 July 1927 when it was separated from

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858-403: Is under the jurisdiction of the Helgeland District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal . The municipal council ( Kommunestyre ) of Brønnøy is made up of 23 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayor ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Brønnøy is the political leader of

897-556: Is used. The charge is a navigational marker which is used to signal directions for navigation within a harbour. The charge represents the importance of boating and harbours in this seaside municipality. The arms were designed by Rolf Tidemann, a graphic artist from Brønnøysund. The Church of Norway has two parishes ( sokn ) within Brønnøy Municipality. It is part of the Sør-Helgeland prosti ( deanery ) in

936-578: The Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland . The municipality has great scenic variety with numerous islets , lakes (such as Eidvatnet , Sausvatnet , and Fjellvatnet ), mountains , and some fertile agricultural areas. Torget island is connected to the mainland via the Brønnøysund Bridge . The highest point in the municipality is the 1,224.86-metre (4,018.6 ft) tall mountain Breivasstinden, on the border with Grane Municipality . Brønnøy

975-407: The parish ) is named after the small island of Brønnøya ( Old Norse : Brunnøy ), since the first Brønnøy Church was built there. The first element is brunnr which means " well " or " spring " and the last element is øy which means " island ". Islands with freshwater wells were important for seafarers. Historically, the name of the municiaplity was spelled Brønnø . On 6 January 1908,

1014-548: The 13th to 14th centuries and it took several hundred years after that for spruce forest to proliferate in the Ner-Vefsn and Majavatnet settlements. Spruce trees were not likely characteristic of the Grane area in the Middle Ages. Researchers into municipal naming practices have concluded that the stem 'gran', found in a series of names nationwide, cannot have its source in the environmental connection to spruce timber. At

1053-535: The bending and curving of the Vefsna river in the area. This is also the point where the river flowing westward from Hattfjelldal changes direction and turns north towards the Vefsnfjord . The coat of arms was granted on 18 July 1980. The official blazon is " Argent , a salmon haurient azure " ( Norwegian : På sølv bunn en springende blå laks ). This means the arms have a field (background) that has

1092-547: The definition of "urban area" used: densities are almost invariably higher for the center only than when suburban settlements and intervening rural areas are included, as in the agglomeration or metropolitan area (the latter sometimes including neighboring cities). In comparison, based on a world population of 8 billion, the world's inhabitants, if conceptualized as a loose crowd occupying just under 1 m (10 sq ft) per person (cf. Jacobs Method ), would occupy an area of 8,000 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi)

1131-405: The large Vefsn Municipality . Initially, Grane Municipality had 1,746 residents. The municipal boundaries have not changed since then. The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the old Grane farm (spelled "Grane" in 1661), since the first Grane Church was built there in 1860. The name Grane is pronounced with a long a and short n, which is not palatalized . It is seemingly

1170-418: The municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position: Population density Population density (in agriculture : standing stock or plant density ) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans , but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term. Population density

1209-555: The notion that the name may have its roots elsewhere. Sagas say it stems from Jämtland ( Sweden ). In Nord-Trøndelag there are three settlements for which one finds the farm name "Gran" (of course pronounced without the final 'e'). Outside the northern regions, the farm name is found only in Askvoll Municipality in Western Norway . The name of that farm is also written Grane , and the pronunciation ([gra:nə])

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1248-461: The root is certainly an Old Norse word which must have denoted something 'sharp', and which is now extant in only a few Norse dialects with traditional meanings. Used in a place name, the stem would probably signify 'something which protrudes up from the landscape.' Another theory is that the name derives from the Southern Sámi word kråane , which means 'corner' or 'crook', referring to

1287-568: The science for policy support to the European Commission Directorate Generals and Services and as support to the United Nations system. Several of the most densely populated territories in the world are city-states , microstates and urban dependencies . In fact, 95% of the world's population is concentrated on just 10% of the world's land. These territories have a relatively small area and

1326-429: The southwestern district (population: 2,731) was separated to become the new Vik Municipality (which later changed its name to Sømna Municipality). Brønnøy Municipality was then left with 3,440 inhabitants. On 1 January 1923, the large village of Brønnøysund (population: 948) was separated from Brønnøy Municipality to become a town ( ladested ). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to

1365-465: The structure. Lomsdal–Visten National Park is located in the northeastern part of Brønnøy Municipality. The world's most northerly naturally occurring small-leaved lime (linden) forests grows in Brønnøy Municipality, and there are patches of boreal rainforests in Grønlidalen nature reserve and Storhaugen nature reserve. Strompdalen nature reserve and Horsvær nature reserve, a nesting place for

1404-614: The times of pestilence and Black Death when settlers were reduced to meager numbers. This is possible, but still mere conjecture. In the matter of the name's valid meaning, it is obvious to assume that it has its origins in the tree name grǫn which means " spruce ". This should designate a place where spruces grow. This is an unlikely explanation for a name with local origins in the Middle Ages and makes little sense. Even though many spruces currently grow in that vicinity, recent pollen studies show that spruce forests came surprisingly late to that stretch of land. They were not present before

1443-657: The valley. There are two national parks that are partially located in Grane: Børgefjell National Park and Lomsdal–Visten National Park . The highest point in the municipality is the 1,696.46-metre (5,565.8 ft) tall mountain Kvigtinden. Grane Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality

1482-430: The vernacular of the time, but it is quite difficult to see what environmental aspect would yield the name form of "Grane" in the speech of the 17th century. One possible explanation is that those who cleared the farm around 1650 simply borrowed the name from another known place in the country. It is not doubtful that those who cleared the farm came from Åneset in what is now Vefsn Municipality . But this does not preclude

1521-512: The work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1964, a major municipal merger took place. The following areas were merged to form a new, larger Brønnøy Municipality. Just thirteen years later on 1 January 1977, most of the former Sømna Municipality was separated from Brønnøy Municipality once again to become its own municipality. The Hongset area of the old Sømna Municipality remained in Brønnøy Municipality. The municipality (originally

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