Kvæfjord
Kvæfjord (Northern Sami: Giehtavuotna) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Central Hålogaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Borkenes. Other villages include Hundstad, Langvassbukta, and Revsnes.
Kvæfjord Municipality
Kvæfjord kommune Giehtavuotna (Northern Sami) | |
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Municipality | |
View of the island of Gapøya | |
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Troms within Norway | |
Kvæfjord within Troms | |
| Coordinates: 68°42′07″N 16°08′49″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Central Hålogaland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Borkenes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Birger Holand (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 512.63 km2 (197.93 sq mi) |
| • Land | 497.31 km2 (192.01 sq mi) |
| • Water | 15.32 km2 (5.92 sq mi) 3% |
| • Rank | #208 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 2,866 |
| • Rank | #233 in Norway |
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −7% |
| Demonym | Kvæfjerding |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5510 |
| Website | Official website |
Together with Harstad, the two municipalities cover a large part of the island of Hinnøya in the southern part of the Troms county. Kvæfjord consists mostly of mountains and fjords. The municipality centers on the Kvæfjorden and Gullesfjorden.
Kvæfjord is also where the Norwegian national cake, Kvæfjord cake, originally comes from.
The 513-square-kilometre (198 sq mi) municipality is the 208th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kvæfjord is the 233rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,866. The municipality's population density is 5.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 7% over the previous 10-year period.