Tórshavn Municipality
Tórshavn Municipality Tórshavnar kommuna (Faroese) | |
---|---|
Flag Seal Coat of arms | |
Coordinates: 62°02′N 6°53′W / 62.04°N 6.88°W / 62.04; -6.88 | |
State | Kingdom of Denmark |
Constituent country | Faroe Islands |
Islands | Streymoy Koltur Hestur Nólsoy |
Area | |
• Total | 173 km2 (67 sq mi) |
Population (January 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 23,242 |
• Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Website | torshavn |
Tórshavn Municipality[2] (Faroese: 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 23,090 (March 2023) 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Sources
Heim | Hagstova Føroya
External links
- Official website
This Faroe Islands location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e