Sørvágur Municipality (Faroese: Sørvágs kommuna), is the westernmost municipality in the Faroe Islands.
Sørvágur Municipality
Sørvágs kommuna (Faroese) | |
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Municipality | |
 Sørvágur, view on Mykines | |
 Location of Sørvágur within Sørvágur municipality in the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 62°06′N 7°24′W / 62.100°N 7.400°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Faroe Islands |
| Island | Vágar |
| Municipality | Sørvágur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.46 sq mi (84.08 km2) |
| Population (January 2024)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,232 |
| • Density | 38/sq mi (15/km2) |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
| Postal code | FO 380 |
| Website | http://www.sorvag.fo/ |
It consists of the villages of Sørvágur, Bøur, Gásadalur and Mykines. Originally the municipality only included the village of Sørvágur, but in January 2005 the municipality of Sørvágur agreed to merge with the smaller municipalities of Bøur/Gásadal and Mykines.
The new municipality had a population of 1,232 in 2024.[2]
Logo
editThe logo of the municipality is two white birds on a white/blue background with an orange sundisk. The two birds are made in the image of the letters S and K which are the initials for Sørvágs Kommuna.
Gallery
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Village idyll in Bøur -
Bøur as seen from above, October 2005
.JPG)
References
edit- ^ Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands
- ^ "Fólkatal". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
External links
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