Kvam Municipality
Kvam Municipality
Kvam herad | |
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| Vikør herred (historic name) | |
View of Norheimsund in Kvam | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Vestland within Norway | |
Kvam within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 60°22′12″N 06°08′38″E / 60.37000°N 6.14389°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Hardanger |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Norheimsund |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Torgeir Næss (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 616.95 km2 (238.21 sq mi) |
| • Land | 580.42 km2 (224.10 sq mi) |
| • Water | 36.53 km2 (14.10 sq mi) 5.9% |
| • Rank | #187 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,334.5 m (4,378 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 8,517 |
| • Rank | #129 in Norway |
| • Density | 13.8/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −1% |
| Demonym | Kvemming |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4622 |
| Website | Official website |
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.