Municipalities of the Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands has 29 municipalities (Faroese: kommunnur, Danish: kommunir).
List
[change | change source]| Municipality | Population (January 2020)[1] | Inhabitants per km2 | Area (in km2) | Markatal | Island(s) | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tórshavn | 21,926 | 127 | 173 | 327 | Streymoy, Nólsoy, Hestur, Koltur | Tórshavn[1] |
| Klaksvík | 5,247 | 45 | 116.4 | Borðoy, Svínoy, Kalsoy | Klaksvík[2] | |
| Runavík | 4,157 | 42 | 99.9 | Eysturoy | Southern Eysturoy | |
| Eystur | 2,156 | 51 | 42 | Eysturoy | Southern Eysturoy | |
| Vágar | 2,130 | 21 | 102.8 | Vágar | Vágar | |
| Sunda | 1,810 | 11 | 158 | 152 | Eysturoy, Streymoy | Northern Eysturoy and Northern Streymoy |
| Tvøroyri | 1,714 | 40 | 43 | 60 | Suðuroy | Suðuroy |
| Fuglafjørður | 1,589 | 69 | 23 | 32 | Eysturoy | Northern Eysturoy |
| Vágur | 1,351 | 64 | 21 | 61 | Suðuroy | Suðuroy |
| Nes | 1,338 | 96 | 14 | 40 | Eysturoy | Southern Eysturoy |
| Vestmanna | 1,245 | 24 | 52 | 56 | Streymoy | Streymoy |
| Sørvágur | 1,236 | 15 | 84 | 124 | Vágar, Mykines | Vágar |
| Sjóvar | 1,089 | 33 | 33 | 70 | Eysturoy | Southern Eysturoy |
| Eiði | 761 | 21 | 37 | 49 | Eysturoy | Northern Eysturoy |
| Hvalba | 679 | 17 | 40 | 99 | Suðuroy, Lítla Dímun | Suðuroy |
| Kvívík | 597 | 12 | 49 | 75 | Streymoy | Streymoy |
| Sandur | 532 | 11 | 48 | 97 | Sandoy | Sandoy |
| Skopun | 440 | 49 | 9 | 0 | Sandoy | Sandoy |
| Hvannasund | 416 | 13 | 33 | 38 | Viðoy and Borðoy | Klaksvík |
| Sumba | 358 | 14 | 25 | 64 | Suðuroy | Suðuroy |
| Viðareiði | 346 | 12 | 30 | 48 | Viðoy | Norðoyggjar |
| Porkeri | 318 | 23 | 14 | 37 | Suðuroy | Suðuroy |
| Kunoy | 156 | 4 | 35.5 | 65 | Kunoy | Norðoyggjar |
| Skálavík | 144 | 5 | 29 | 24 | Sandoy | Sandoy |
| Húsavík | 115 | 4 | 26 | 66 | Sandoy | Sandoy |
| Hov | 99 | 10 | 10 | 24 | Suðuroy | Suðuroy |
| Fámjin | 83 | 6 | 13 | 24 | Suðuroy | Suðuroy |
| Skúvoy | 40 | 4 | 10 | 73 | Skúvoy, Stóra Dímun | Sandoy |
| Fugloy | 38 | 3 | 11.2 | 14 | Fugloy | Norðoyggjar |