| Tórshavn Municipality | |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Coordinates: | 62.04°N -6.88°W |
| Subdivision Type: | State |
| Subdivision Type1: | Constituent country |
| Subdivision Name1: |  Faroe Islands |
| Subdivision Type2: | Islands |
| Subdivision Name2: | Streymoy Koltur Hestur Nólsoy |
| Area Total Km2: | 173 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 23242 |
| Population As Of: | January 2024 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Tórshavn Municipality[2] (Faroese: 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 23,090 (March 2023) or 40.5% of the total population of the islands.[3]
It contains the following towns and villages:
Progression of the population of Tórshavn since 1801:
| Year | 1801 | 1854 | 1900 | 1925 | 1950 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2005 | 2007 | 2015 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 21,926 |
Tórshavn's municipal council consists of 13 members, elected every four years.
| Election | Party | Total seats | Turnout | Elected mayor | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 79.5% | Annika Olsen (A) | ||||||
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 81.0% | Heðin Mortensen (C)[4] | |||||||
| Data from Kvf.fo | ||||||||||||||