Tórshavn Municipality
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Tórshavn Municipality
Tórshavnar kommuna | |
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Coordinates: 62°02′N 6°53′W / 62.04°N 6.88°W | |
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Islands | Streymoy Koltur Hestur Nólsoy |
Area | |
• Total | 173 km2 (67 sq mi) |
Population (August 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 23,071 |
• Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Website | torshavn |
Tórshavn Municipality[2] (Tórshavnar kommuna) is the municipality of the Faroese capital Tórshavn and its surroundings.
The municipality covers the southern half of Streymoy island and adjacent minor islands and has an area of 173 km2. It became an independent municipality in 1866 and is the largest in the Faroes. The municipality has a population of about 23,071 (August 2022) or 40.5% of the total population of the islands.[3]
It contains the following towns and villages:
- Tórshavn
- Argir
- Hoyvík
- Hvítanes
- Kaldbak
- Kaldbaksbotnur
- Kirkjubøur
- Velbastaður
- Kollafjørður
- Oyrareingir
- Signabøur
- Sund
- Norðradalur
- Syðradalur
- Nólsoy
- Hestur
- Koltur
Population progression
Progression of the population of Tórshavn since 1801:
Year | 1801 | 1854 | 1900 | 1925 | 1950 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2005 | 2007 | 2015 | 2020 |
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Population | 554 | 900 | 1,656 | 2,896 | 5,607 | 11,329 | 12,641 | 16,118 | 17,703 | 16,500 | 16,925 | 17,253 | 17,498 | 17,890 | 18,245 | 18,570 | 19,282 | 19,318 | 20,198 | 21,926 |
Politics
Municipal council
Tórshavn's municipal council consists of 13 members, elected every four years.
Election | Party | Total seats |
Turnout | Elected mayor | |||||||||
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A | B | C | E | F | |||||||||
2016 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 79.5% | Annika Olsen (A) | |||||
2020 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 81.0% | Heðin Mortensen (C)[4] | ||||||
Data from Kvf.fo |
References
- ^ Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands
- ^ "Tórshavnar kommuna".
- ^ "Tórshavnar kommuna".
- ^ "Tórshavnar býráð 2021 - 2024". Tórshavnar kommuna (in Faroese).
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