Harran Municipality

Harran Municipality
Harran herred
View of the local church
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway
Harran within Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°33′40″N 12°29′30″E / 64.5610°N 12.4917°E / 64.5610; 12.4917
CountryNorway
CountyNord-Trøndelag
DistrictNamdalen
Established1 July 1923
 • Preceded byGrong Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byGrong Municipality
Administrative centreHarran
Government
 • Mayor (1960–1963)Knut Romstad (Ap)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
606 km2 (234 sq mi)
 • Rank#164 in Norway
Highest elevation
1,158.86 m (3,802.0 ft)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total
1,111
 • Rank#597 in Norway
 • Density1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
 +18.1%
DemonymHarrasbygg
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1741

Harran is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1923 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality was located in the Namdalen valley and in the northern part of the present-day Grong Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was the village of Harran where the Harran Church is located.

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 606-square-kilometre (234 sq mi) municipality was the 164th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Harran Municipality was the 597th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,111. The municipality's population density was 1.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.7/sq mi) and its population had increased by 18% over the previous 10-year period.