Kvalsund
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| County | Finnmark | |
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| Municipality | NO-2017 | |
| Administrative centre | Kvalsund | |
| Mayor (2003) | Ragnar Olsen (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 37 1,844 km² 1,739 km² 0.57 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 399 1,093 0.02 % -14.7 % 1/km² |
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| www.kvalsund.kommune.no |
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Kvalsund is a municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway. As of 2004 its mayor is Ragnar Olsen, who represents the Norwegian Labour Party.
[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name was Hvalsund. The first element is hvalr 'whale', the last element is sund n 'strait, sound'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows three salmons.
[edit] Birdlife
The municipality of Kvalsund has several localities that have a rich and varied bird fauna. One of these is Repparfjordbotn with its large colony of Arctic Terns and its autumn numbers of Goosander. For more information on Kvalsund check; Bird Watching In Norway - Kvalsund
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| Municipalities of Finnmark | |
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Alta | Berlevåg | Båtsfjord | Gamvik | Hammerfest | Hasvik | Karasjok | Kautokeino | Kvalsund | Lebesby | Loppa | Måsøy | Nesseby | Nordkapp | Porsanger | Sør-Varanger | Tana | Vadsø | Vardø |
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