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Kvam Municipality

municipality in Vestland, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Vestland
District: Hardanger
Established: 1 Jan 1838
Created as: Formannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centre: Norheimsund
Mayor 2019: Torgeir Næss ( Ap )
Total: 616.95 km (238.21 sq mi)
Land: 580.42 km (224.10 sq mi)
Water: 36.53 km (14.10 sq mi) 5.9%
Rank: # 187 in Norway
Highest elevation: 1,334.5 m (4,378 ft)
Density: 13.8/km (36/sq mi)
Change 10 years: −1%
Demonym: Kvemming
Norwegian form: Nynorsk
Time zone: UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+02:00 ( CEST )

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Kvam is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The municipality is located along the Hardangerfjorden in the traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Norheimsund. Other larger settlements in the municipality include Øystese, Strandebarm, Ålvik, Tørvikbygd, Omastranda, Vikedal, Vikøy, and Mundheim. Historically, it was named Vikør Municipality.

The 616.95-square-kilometre (238.21 sq mi) municipality is the 187th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Kvam Municipality is the 129th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,517. The municipality's population density is 13.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (36/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1% over the previous 10-year period.