Kvam is a municipality in Hordaland 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 617-square-kilometre municipality is the 183rd largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Kvam is the 131st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,423. The municipality's population density is 14.5 inhabitants per square kilometre a...
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