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Municipalities of the Faroe Islands since 2009 As of January 1, 2009, there are 30 municipalities:
Municipality
Population[1]
Inhabitants per km² Area (in km²)
Markatal Island(s) Region
Tórshavn 19,339
112
173
327
Streymoy , Nólsoy , Hestur , Koltur Tórshavn[2]
Klaksvík 4,938
44
113
Borðoy , Svínoy , Kalsoy Klaksvík[3]
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
References
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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