Klaksvík Municipality Explained

Klaksvík Municipality
Image Blank Emblem:Klaksvíkar Kommuna Lógó.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Logo
Mapsize:250px
Coordinates:62.2239°N -6.5786°W
Subdivision Type:State
Subdivision Type1:Constituent country
Subdivision Name1: Faroe Islands
Subdivision Type2:Islands
Subdivision Name2:Borðoy
Kalsoy
Svínoy
Area Total Km2:116.4
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:5478
Population As Of:January 2024
Population Density Km2:auto

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

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

It contains the following towns and villages:[2]

On Borðoy:

On Kalsoy:

On Svínoy:

Politics

Municipal council

Klaksvík's municipal council consists of 11 members, elected every four years.

ElectionPartyTotal
seats
TurnoutElected
mayor
201632411187.5%Jógvan Skorheim (D)
20205122186.3%
Data from Kvf.fo

Notes and References

  1. https://hagstova.fo/en/population/population/population Population, municipalities and villages
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-05-31 . 2016-03-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160321002804/http://klaksvik.fo/index.asp?pID=%7B4C3BBF5B-3C72-495A-8D1B-93D02CA24967%7D . dead .