Klaksvík Municipality

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

Klaksvík Municipality
Klaksvíkar kommuna (Faroese)
Official logo of Klaksvík Municipality
Logo
Location of Klaksvík Municipality
Coordinates: 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
 (December 2022)[1]
 • Total5,431
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Websitewww.klaksvik.fo

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

Municipal council

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
  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)


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