Tórshavn Municipality

Tórshavn Municipality
Tórshavnar kommuna
Coordinates: 62°02′N 6°53′W / 62.04°N 6.88°W / 62.04; -6.88Coordinates: 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 (2017)
 • Total 20,885
 • Density 121/km2 (310/sq mi)
Website torshavn.fo

Tórshavn Municipality[1] (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 20,600 (May 2016) or 41.8% of the total population of the islands.[2]

It contains the following towns and villages:

Population progression

Progression of the population of Tórshavn since 1801:

Population of Tórshavn
Year 18011854190019251950197519801985199019951997199819992000200120022005200720152017
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 20,885

References

  1. ↑ http://www.torshavn.fo/Default.aspx?pageid=619
  2. ↑ http://www.torshavn.fo/Default.aspx?pageid=620

Sources

http://www.hagstova.fo/


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