Municipalities of the Faroe Islands

A map of the 29 municipalities, as of 2017.

The Faroe Islands has 29 municipalities (Faroese: kommunnur, Danish: kommunir).

List

Municipality	Population (January 2020)^[1]	Inhabitants per km²	Area (in km²)	Markatal	Island(s)	Region
Tórshavn	21,926	127	173	327	Streymoy, Nólsoy, Hestur, Koltur	Tórshavn^[1]
Klaksvík	5,247	45	116.4		Borðoy, Svínoy, Kalsoy	Klaksvík^[2]
Runavík	4,157	42	99.9		Eysturoy	Southern Eysturoy
Eystur	2,156	51	42		Eysturoy	Southern Eysturoy
Vágar	2,130	21	102.8		Vágar	Vágar
Sunda	1,810	11	158	152	Eysturoy, Streymoy	Northern Eysturoy and Northern Streymoy
Tvøroyri	1,714	40	43	60	Suðuroy	Suðuroy
Fuglafjørður	1,589	69	23	32	Eysturoy	Northern Eysturoy
Vágur	1,351	64	21	61	Suðuroy	Suðuroy
Nes	1,338	96	14	40	Eysturoy	Southern Eysturoy
Vestmanna	1,245	24	52	56	Streymoy	Streymoy
Sørvágur	1,236	15	84	124	Vágar, Mykines	Vágar
Sjóvar	1,089	33	33	70	Eysturoy	Southern Eysturoy
Eiði	761	21	37	49	Eysturoy	Northern Eysturoy
Hvalba	679	17	40	99	Suðuroy, Lítla Dímun	Suðuroy
Kvívík	597	12	49	75	Streymoy	Streymoy
Sandur	532	11	48	97	Sandoy	Sandoy
Skopun	440	49	9	0	Sandoy	Sandoy
Hvannasund	416	13	33	38	Viðoy and Borðoy	Klaksvík
Sumba	358	14	25	64	Suðuroy	Suðuroy
Viðareiði	346	12	30	48	Viðoy	Norðoyggjar
Porkeri	318	23	14	37	Suðuroy	Suðuroy
Kunoy	156	4	35.5	65	Kunoy	Norðoyggjar
Skálavík	144	5	29	24	Sandoy	Sandoy
Húsavík	115	4	26	66	Sandoy	Sandoy
Hov	99	10	10	24	Suðuroy	Suðuroy
Fámjin	83	6	13	24	Suðuroy	Suðuroy
Skúvoy	40	4	10	73	Skúvoy, Stóra Dímun	Sandoy
Fugloy	38	3	11.2	14	Fugloy	Norðoyggjar