Kvalsund

Infobox_Kommune
name=Kvalsund
idnumber=2017
county=Finnmark
landscape=
capital=Kvalsund
governor=Ragnar Olsen (Ap)
governor_as_of=2003
arearank=37
area=1844
arealand=1739
areapercent=0.57
population_as_of=2004
populationrank=399
population=1,093
populationpercent=0.02
populationdensity=1
populationincrease=-14.7
language=Bokmål
lat_deg=70| lat_min=29| lat_sec=56.3| lon_deg=23| lon_min=58| lon_sec=26.2
utm_zone=34W| utm_northing=7824230 |utm_easting=0610762| geo_cat=adm2nd

munwebpage=www.kvalsund.kommune.no

Kvalsund (Kven language; "Valasnuora") is a municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway. The Kvalsund Bridge (Kvalsundbrua) is a suspension bridge that crosses Kvalsundet from the mainland to Kvaløya in Finnmark county in Norway.

Kvalsund was separated from Sørøysund July 1, 1869.

As of 2004 its mayor is Ragnar Olsen, who represents the Norwegian Labour Party.

The name

The Norse form of the name was "Hvalsund". The first element is "hvalr" 'whale', the last element is "sund" n 'strait, sound'.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows three salmons.

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.