Sørvágur Municipality

Sørvágur Municipality (Faroese: Sørvágs kommuna), is the westernmost municipality in the Faroe Islands.

Sørvágur Municipality
Sørvágs kommuna (Faroese)
Municipality
Sørvágur, view on Mykines
Sørvágur, view on Mykines
Location of Sørvágur within Sørvágur municipality in the Faroe Islands
Location of Sørvágur within Sørvágur municipality in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°06′N 7°24′W
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Faroe Islands
IslandVágar
MunicipalitySørvágur
Area
 • Total32.46 sq mi (84.08 km2)
Population
 (August 2022)[1]
 • Total1,249
 • Density38/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)
Postal code
FO 380
Websitehttp://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 1,236 in 2020.[2]

The 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.

  • Village idyll in Bøur
    Village idyll in Bøur
  • Bøur as seen from above, October 2005
    Bøur as seen from above, October 2005

References
  1. Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands
  2. "Fólkatal". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.


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