Kvam Municipality
municipality in Vestland, Norway
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Summary
Kvam Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 150 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #53 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vestland[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Torgeir Næss[5]
- Capital: Norheimsund[6]
- Shares border with: Vaksdal Municipality[7], Voss Municipality[8], Kvinnherad Municipality[9], Samnanger[10], Bjørnafjorden Municipality[11], Ullensvang Municipality[12]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[13]
- Commons category: Kvam[14]
- Significant event: boundary change[15]
- Official website: https://www.kvam.no/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kvam[17]
- Population: 8475[18], 8457[19], 8461[20], 8497[21], 8531[22], 8496[23], 8517[24], 8490[25]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Kvam[26]
- Category for people born here: Q26037238[27]
- Number of households: 3531[28], 2762[29], 309[30], 204[31], 134[32], 122[33]
- Demonym: kvemming[34]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Kvam[35]
- Area: 616.47 km²[36], 616.5144418842253 km²[37], 762.0172407135149 km²[38], 145.50279882928953 km²[39], 312.73360107272 km²[40], 0.028335271671606082 km²[41], 35.5159798455431 km²[42], 0.6008805316868335 km²[43], 11.415700205368958 km²[44], 237.02721250406285 km²[45], 16.42119430731253 km²[46], 1.9872315462885377 km²[47], 0.22242722580267626 km²[48], 0.5618793737684047 km²[49]
- Has list: Grunnkretser i Kvam herad[50]
- Language used: Nynorsk[51]
Why It Matters
Kvam Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]