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20-468: The 617-square-kilometre (238 sq mi) 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 8,531. The municipality's population density is 14.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (38/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 0.6% over the previous 10-year period. The municipality (originally

40-537: A royal resolution changed the name of the municipality to Kvam , bringing back an old name for the area ( Old Norse : Hvammr ). The name is identical to the word hvammr which means "small valley " or "grassy hollow", possibly referring the Steinsdalen valley west of Norheimsund. The coat of arms was granted on 27 November 1981. The official blazon is " Azure , a pale pattee argent " ( Norwegian : I blått ein innsvinga sølv stolpe ). This means

60-573: A fast pace. Cities with high population densities are, by some, considered to be overpopulated, though this will depend on factors like quality of housing and infrastructure and access to resources. Very densely populated cities are mostly in Asia (particularly Southeast Asia ); Africa's Lagos , Kinshasa , and Cairo ; South America's Bogotá , Lima , and São Paulo ; and Mexico City and Saint Petersburg also fall into this category. City population and especially area are, however, heavily dependent on

80-544: A high urbanization level, with an economically specialized city population drawing also on rural resources outside the area, illustrating the difference between high population density and overpopulation . Deserts have very limited potential for growing crops as there is not enough rain to support them. Thus, their population density is generally low. However, some cities in the Middle East, such as Dubai , have been increasing in population and infrastructure growth at

100-415: A little less than the land area of Puerto Rico , 8,868 square kilometres (3,424 sq mi). Although the arithmetic density is the most common way of measuring population density, several other methods have been developed to provide alternative measures of population density over a specific area. Schei Committee The Schei Committee ( Norwegian : Schei-komitéen ) was a committee named by

120-469: A much larger municipality. The following places were merged, giving the new Kvam municipality a population of 9,119. Kvam Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor

140-612: Is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Hordaland District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal . In 2007, Kvam participated in a trial where the mayor was directly elected. The sitting mayor, Astrid Selsvold, won the election with 26.7% of the votes. The municipal council ( Heradsstyre ) of Kvam is made up of 27 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show

160-574: Is calculated for a county , city , country , another territory or the entire world . The world's population is around 8,000,000,000 and the Earth 's total area (including land and water) is 510,000,000 km (200,000,000 sq mi). Therefore, the worldwide human population density is approximately 8,000,000,000 ÷ 510,000,000 = 16/km (41/sq mi). However, if only the Earth's land area of 150,000,000 km (58,000,000 sq mi)

180-467: Is home to hundreds of holiday cabins . The Steinsdalsfossen waterfall, located in Steine is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Norway. The old parish of Vikør was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). According to the 1835 census, the parish had a population of 2,321. On 1 January 1882, a small area of Ullensvang municipality (population: 22)

200-592: Is population divided by total land area , sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometer" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, areas of water or glaciers. Commonly this

220-542: Is symbolized in the design. The arms were designed by Magnus Hardeland. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. The Church of Norway has four parishes ( sokn ) within the municipality of Kvam. It is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin . Kvam municipality borders the municipality of Voss to the north and east; Vaksdal , Samnanger , and Bjørnafjorden to

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240-530: Is taken into account, then human population density is 53/km (140/sq mi). This includes all continental and island land area, including Antarctica . However, if Antarctica is excluded, then population density rises to over 58 per square kilometre (150/sq mi). The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has developed a suite of (open and free) data and tools named the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) to improve

260-626: The Government of Norway to look into the organization of municipalities in Norway post- World War II . It convened in 1946, and its formal name was Kommuneinndelingskomiteen av 1946 (The 1946 Committee on Municipal Division). Its more commonly used name derives from the committee leader, Nikolai Schei , who was County Governor of Sogn og Fjordane at the time. The committee concluded its work in 1962. By that time, it had published an eighteen-volume work called Kommuneinndelingskomitéens endelige tilråding om kommunedelingen . The findings of

280-407: The parish ) was first named Vikør after the old Vikøy farm ( Old Norse : Víkeyjar ) since the first Vikøy Church was built there. The first element is vík which means "small bay ", " cove ", or " inlet ". The last element is the genitive case of ey which means " island ". This is likely referring to the small island in the little cove just east of the farm. On 1 December 1911,

300-459: The arms have a blue field (background) and the ordinary is a pale that curves inwards on each side. The ordinary has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The arms were designed to look like the Fyksesund , a narrow fjord in the municipality. The shape of the fjord is that it is narrower in the middle and this

320-427: The current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayors ( Nynorsk : ordførar ) of Kvam: Population density Population density (in agriculture : standing stock or plant density ) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans , but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term. Population density

340-547: The definition of "urban area" used: densities are almost invariably higher for the center only than when suburban settlements and intervening rural areas are included, as in the agglomeration or metropolitan area (the latter sometimes including neighboring cities). In comparison, based on a world population of 8 billion, the world's inhabitants, if conceptualized as a loose crowd occupying just under 1 m (10 sq ft) per person (cf. Jacobs Method ), would occupy an area of 8,000 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi)

360-568: The science for policy support to the European Commission Directorate Generals and Services and as support to the United Nations system. Several of the most densely populated territories in the world are city-states , microstates and urban dependencies . In fact, 95% of the world's population is concentrated on just 10% of the world's land. These territories have a relatively small area and

380-664: The west; and the Hardangerfjorden to the south. The Fyksesund fjord branches off the main fjord and heads north into the municipality. The Fyksesund Landscape Park surrounds the inner part of the Fyksesund, north of the Fyksesund Bridge . The largest lakes are Bjølsegrøvvatnet and Holmavatnet . In addition a portion of Hamlagrøvatnet is located in Kvam. The Kvamskogen plateau lies west of Norheimsund and

400-554: Was transferred to Vikør. In 1912, the municipality changed its name from "Vikør" to "Kvam". During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1965, the Åsgrenda area on the Folgefonna peninsula (population: 61) was moved from Kvam to the neighboring Ullensvang Municipality . On the same date, Kvam also gained a considerable amount of territory, making it

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