Klaksvík Municipality

Klaksvík Municipality Klaksvíkar kommuna
Coordinates: 62°13′26″N 6°34′43″W / 62.223889°N 6.578611°W / 62.223889; -6.578611Coordinates: 62°13′26″N 6°34′43″W / 62.223889°N 6.578611°W / 62.223889; -6.578611
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Faroe Islands
Islands	Borðoy Kalsoy Svínoy
Area
• Total	113.7 km2 (43.9 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	4,936
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Website	www.klaksvik.fo

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

Its area comprises the majority of the island of Borðoy, the north of Kalsoy and the island of Svínoy (added 1 January 2009).

It contains the following towns and villages:^[1]

On Borðoy:

• Klaksvík
• Árnafjørður
• Ánir
• Norðoyri
• Skálatoftir (abandoned)
• Strond (abandoned)

On Kalsoy:

• Mikladalur
• Trøllanes

On Svínoy:

• Svínoy (village)

Municipalities of the Faroe Islands
Eiði Eystur Fámjin Fuglafjørður Fugloy Hov Húsar Húsavík Hvalba Hvannasund Klaksvík Kunoy Kvívík Nes Porkeri Runavík Sandur Sjóvar Skálavík Skopun Skúvoy Sørvágur Sumba Sunda Tórshavn Tvøroyri Vágar Vágur Vestmanna Viðareiði

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