Kvæfjord (municipality)

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coat of arms map
Coat of arms of the municipality of Kvæfjord
Kvæfjord (Norway)
Kvæfjord
Kvæfjord
Basic data
Commune number : 5411
Province  (county) : Troms and Finnmark
Administrative headquarters: Borkenes
Coordinates : 68 ° 42 '  N , 16 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 68 ° 42 '  N , 16 ° 8'  E
Surface: 512.61 km²
Residents: 2,839  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density : 6 inhabitants per km²
Language form : neutral
Website:
politics
Mayor : Torbjørn Larsen  ( Ap ) (2011)
Located in the province of Troms and Finnmark
Location of the municipality in the province of Troms og Finnmark

Kvæfjord is a northern Norwegian municipality in the province ( Fylke ) Troms og Finnmark .

It is located on Hinnøya , the largest island in Norway (excluding Spitsbergen) and encompasses the land around the eponymous Kvæfjord . The administrative center and largest town is Borkenes with around 2,000 inhabitants, other settlements are Bogen , Bremnes, Elde, Trastad, Strand, Vikeland, Vik, Storjord, Hemmestad, Refsnes, Flesnes, Langvassbukt, Våtvoll, Gullholm, Gullesfjordbotn and Kveøy.

Kvæfjord is characterized by agriculture and is particularly famous for its strawberries.

climate

Borkenes 1961–1990
Climate diagram
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Average monthly temperatures and precipitation for Borkenes 1961–1990
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) -0.5 -0.3 1.6 4.3 9.0 13.3 15.6 15.0 10.8 6.4 2.3 0.4 O 6.5
Min. Temperature (° C) -5.2 -5.0 -3.6 -1.0 3.1 7.2 9.7 9.0 5.6 1.9 -1.9 -4.2 O 1.3
Temperature (° C) -2.8 -2.5 -1.0 1.9 6.4 10.2 12.6 12.1 8.3 4.3 0.4 -1.9 O 4th
Precipitation ( mm ) 81 74 59 47 33 40 51 56 82 109 94 94 Σ 820
Rainy days ( d ) 12.6 12.4 10.6 9.9 7.9 9.2 11.0 11.6 14.3 16.3 13.9 15.0 Σ 144.7
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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning

Web links

Commons : Kvæfjord  - collection of images, videos and audio files