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Klaksvík Municipality

Coordinates: 62°13′26″N 6°34′43″W / 62.223889°N 6.578611°W / 62.223889; -6.578611
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Klaksvík Municipality
Klaksvíkar kommuna (Faroese)
Official logo of Klaksvík Municipality
Location of Klaksvík Municipality
Coordinates: 62°13′26″N 6°34′43″W / 62.223889°N 6.578611°W / 62.223889; -6.578611
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Faroe Islands
IslandsBorðoy
Kalsoy
Svínoy
Area
 • Total116.4 km2 (44.9 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2024)[1]
 • Total5,478
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Websitewww.klaksvik.fo

Klaksvík Municipality (Faroese: Klaksvíkar kommuna) is a municipality of the Faroe Islands. The town of Klaksvík is the administrative centre.

Its area comprises the majority of the islands of Borðoy, Kalsoy and Svínoy (added 1 January 2009).

It contains the following towns and villages:[2]

On Borðoy:

On Kalsoy:

On Svínoy:

Politics

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Municipal council

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Klaksvík's municipal council consists of 11 members, elected every four years.

Election Party Total
seats
Turnout Elected
mayor
A B C D E
2016 3 2 4 1 11 87.5% Jógvan Skorheim (D)
2020 5 1 2 2 1 86.3%
Data from Kvf.fo

References

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  1. ^ Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2016-05-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)