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:
Klaksvík's municipal council consists of 11 members, elected every four years.
Election | Party | Total seats | Turnout | Elected mayor | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 87.5% | Jógvan Skorheim (D) | |||||||
2020 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 86.3% | ||||||||
Data from Kvf.fo |