Other villages in Kviteseid include Åsgrend, Brunkeberg, Eidstod, Fjågesund, Kilen, Morgedal, and Vrådal.

[4][5] Kviteseid Seminar was the first public teacher training school in Norway which started in 1819 and was in operation until 1889.

[citation needed] The main industries of the municipality are forestry, agriculture, tourism, and hydroelectric power.

The official blazon is "Or, a lock plate sable" (Norwegian: På gull grunn eit svart låsskilt).

The lock design is based on one from the Tveitloftet medieval storehouse on the local Tveit farm dating back to the year 1350.

Kviteseid borders the municipalities of Seljord to the northwest; Nome to the east; Drangedal, Nissedal, and Fyresdal to the south; and Tokke to the west.

There are several large lakes that are located in or partially in Kviteseid including Kviteseidvatnet, Flåvatn, and Bandak (all three of which are part of the Telemark Canal, plus Nisser and Vråvatn.

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Kviteseid is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four-year terms.

The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.