Place:Kvam, Hordaland, Norway

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NameKvam
TypeMunicipality
Located inHordaland, Norway
Contained Places
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Hamlet
Kinsarvik
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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, Bru, Ålvik, Tørvikbygd, Omastranda, and Mundheim. Historically, the municipality was named Vikør.

The municipality is the 188th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kvam is the 126th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,457. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 1.2% over the previous 10-year period.

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