List of municipalities of the Faroe Islands
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Municipalities of the Faroe Islands since 2009
As of January 1, 2009, there are 30 municipalities:
Municipality | Population | Inhabitants per km² | Area (in km²) | Markatal | Island(s) | Region |
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Tórshavn | 19,339 | 112 | 173 | 327 | Streymoy, Nólsoy, Hestur, Koltur | Tórshavn |
Klaksvík | 4,938 | 44 | 113 | Borðoy, Svínoy, Kalsoy | Klaksvík | |
Runavík | 3,753 | 39 | 96 | Eysturoy | Southern Eysturoy | |
Eystur | 1,939 | 46 | 42 | Eysturoy | Southern Eysturoy | |
Vágar | 1,897 | 18 | 108 | Vágar | Vágar | |
Tvøroyri | 1,819 | 42 | 43 | 60 | Suðuroy | Suðuroy |
Fuglafjørður | 1,584 | 70 | 23 | 32 | Eysturoy | Northern Eysturoy |
Sunda | 1,564 | 10 | 158 | 152 | Eysturoy, Streymoy | Northern Eysturoy and Northern Streymoy |
Vágur | 1,402 | 67 | 21 | 61 | Suðuroy | Suðuroy |
Nes | 1,238 | 88 | 14 | 40 | Eysturoy | Southern Eysturoy |
Vestmanna | 1,234 | 24 | 52 | 56 | Streymoy | Streymoy |
Sørvágur | 1,071 | 13 | 84 | 124 | Vágar, Mykines | Vágar |
Sjóvar | 1,027 | 31 | 33 | 70 | Eysturoy | Southern Eysturoy |
Hvalba | 765 | 19 | 40 | 99 | Suðuroy, Lítla Dímun | Suðuroy |
Eiði | 705 | 19 | 37 | 49 | Eysturoy | Northern Eysturoy |
Kvívík | 615 | 13 | 49 | 75 | Streymoy | Streymoy |
Sandur | 586 | 12 | 48 | 97 | Sandoy | Sandoy |
Skopun | 507 | 56 | 9 | 0 | Sandoy | Sandoy |
Hvannasund | 441 | 13 | 33 | 38 | Viðoy and Borðoy | Klaksvík |
Sumba | 383 | 15 | 25 | 64 | Suðuroy | Suðuroy |
Viðareiði | 339 | 11 | 30 | 48 | Viðoy | Norðoyggjar |
Porkeri | 333 | 24 | 14 | 37 | Suðuroy | Suðuroy |
Skálavík | 183 | 6 | 29 | 24 | Sandoy | Sandoy |
Kunoy | 157 | 4 | 35 | 65 | Kunoy | Norðoyggjar |
Húsavík | 131 | 5 | 26 | 66 | Sandoy | Sandoy |
Hov | 125 | 12 | 10 | 24 | Suðuroy | Suðuroy |
Fámjin | 113 | 9 | 13 | 24 | Suðuroy | Suðuroy |
Húsar | 61 | 4 | 16 | 41 | Kalsoy | Norðoyggjar |
Skúvoy | 57 | 4 | 13 | 73 | Skúvoy, Stóra Dímun | Sandoy |
Fugloy | 44 | 4 | 11 | 14 | Fugloy | Norðoyggjar |
See also
- Municipalities of the Faroe Islands
- List of towns in the Faroe Islands
- Regions of the Faroe Islands
- List of islands of the Faroe Islands
- Subdivisions of Norden
- Politics of the Faroe Islands
References
- Hagstova Føroya - Municipalities by size and width, population growth and density, age and sex - December 31, 2002 (in PDF)
- Population by municipalities. 1 Jan. 2015 - PDF page 11
Notes
^ Tórshavn is both the capital of the Streymoy region and its own region, the latter being identical with Tórshavn municipality, but not including the area of the former Kollafjarðar kommuna.
^ Klaksvík both capital of the Norðoyggjar region as well of its own region, which constitute of the two municipalities Klaksvík and Hvannasund.
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