Þórshöfn

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Þórshöfn
Village
Location of the Municipality of Langanesbyggð
Þórshöfn Location of Þórshöfn in Iceland
Coordinates: 66°12′N 15°20′W / 66.200°N 15.333°W / 66.200; -15.333Coordinates: 66°12′N 15°20′W / 66.200°N 15.333°W / 66.200; -15.333
Country	Iceland
Constituency^[1]	Norðausturkjördæmi
Region^[2]	Norðurland eystra
County	Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla
Municipality	Langanesbyggð
Population (2011)
• Total	380
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)
Post Code	680
Website	Official website

Þórshöfn is a small fishing village in northeast Iceland, located on the northern coast of the Langanes peninsula on the Þistilfjörður bay.

The village has a population of 380 people. It is the administrative centre of Langanesbyggð municipality and of the neighbouring Svalbarðshreppur municipality. In Þórshöfn there is a year round service to tourists, and Air Iceland connects the village to Akureyri and Reykjavík with seasonal flights from Þórshöfn Airport.

Þórshöfn is also the Icelandic name of Tórshavn (capital of the Faroe Islands).

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