Municipalities of the Faroe Islands

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List of municipalities

As of June 1, 2019, there were 29 municipalities in the Faroe Islands.

History

• On 1 January 2017 (30 municipalities reduced to 29):
  • Húsar fused with Klaksvík
• On 1 January 2009 (34 municipalities reduced to 30):
  • Funningur fused with Runavík.
  • Gøta and Leirvík fused into Eystur.
  • Miðvágur and Sandavágur fused into Vágar.
  • Svínoy fused with Klaksvík.
• On 1 January 2005 (38 municipalities reduced to 34):
  • Elduvík, Oyndarfjørður and Skála fused with Runavík.
  • Gjógv, Haldarsvík, Hósvík, Hvalvík and Saksun fused with Sunda municipality.
  • Hestur, Kirkjubøur and Nólsoy fused with Tórshavn.
  • Mikladalur fused with Klaksvík.
  • Mykines fused with Sørvágur.
• On 1 January 1997
  • Argir and Kaldbak fused with Tórshavn.
• On 1 August 1948
  • Funningur split into Funningur and Gjógv.

See also

• 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

Notes

^ Hagstova Føroya - information from 2007.
^ 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.

References

• Hagstova Føroya - Municipalities by size and width, population growth and density, age and sex - December 31, 2002[
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• Hagstova Føroya - Municipalities by size and width, population growth and density, age and sex - December 31, 2002[
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• Population by municipalities. 1 Jan. 2015 - PDF page 11

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