List of cities and towns in the Faroe Islands

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The Faroe Islands have been a nation within Denmark since autonomy in 1948 . The following places with over 1000 inhabitants are located there:

Alphabetical list of all places in the Faroe Islands, residents as of January 1st, 2014. Places that are definitely abandoned have a dash (-) in their population:

Surname Residents Commune island Post code FO- Year of foundation, first mention
Æðuvík 107 Runavík Eysturoy 645 1897
Akraberg - Sumba Suðuroy - 0625-1350
Akrar 21st Sumba Suðuroy 927 1817
Ánir 60 Klaksvík Borðoy 726 1840
Argir 2.003 Tórshavn Streymoy 160 1630
Árnafjørður 51 Klaksvík Borðoy 727 1200 (land grab)
Blankaskáli - Húsar Kalsoy - 1584-1816
Bøur 73 Sørvágur Vágar 386 1200 (land grab)
Dalur 35 Húsavík Sandoy 235 1404
Depil 2 Hvannasund Borðoy 735 1584
Dímun 9 Skúvoy Stóra Dímun 286 1000 ( Faroese Saga )
Eiði 612 Eiði Eysturoy 470 1350 (first half of the 14th century)
Elduvík 19th Runavík Eysturoy 478 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Fámjin 100 Fámjin Suðuroy 870 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Froðba 287 Tvøroyri Suðuroy 825 1200 (land grab)
Fuglafjørður 1,494 Fuglafjørður Eysturoy 530 1200 (land grab)
Funningsfjørður 54 Runavík Eysturoy 477 1832
Funningur 51 Runavík Eysturoy 475 1400 (approx.)
Gasadalur 15th Sørvágur Vágar 387 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Gjógv 29 Sundini Eysturoy 476 1584 (older)
Glyvrar 364 Runavík Eysturoy 625 1584
Gøtueiði 30th Eysturia Eysturoy 666 1850
Gøtugjógv 41 Eysturia Eysturoy 511 1584
Haldarsvík 127 Sundini Streymoy 440 1584
Haraldssund 59 Kunoy Kunoy 785 1200 (land grab)
Hattarvík 14th Fugloy Fugloy 767 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Hellur 15th Fuglafjørður Eysturoy 695 1849
Hestur 20th Tórshavn Hestur 280 1584
Hósvík 334 Sundini Streymoy 420 1584
Hov 118 Hov Suðuroy 960 1000 ( Faroese Saga )
Hoyvík 3,782 Tórshavn Streymoy 188 1584
Húsar 42 Húsar Kalsoy 796 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Húsavík 73 Húsavík Sandoy 230 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Hvalba 636 Hvalba Suðuroy 850 1200 (land grab)
Hvalvík 229 Sundini Streymoy 430 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Hvannasund 235 Hvannasund Viðoy 740 1584
Hvítanes 99 Tórshavn Streymoy 187 1837
Innan Glyvur 74 Sjógv Eysturoy 494 1884
Kaldbak 227 Tórshavn Streymoy 180 1584
Kaldbaksbotnur 6th Tórshavn Streymoy 185
Kirkja 28 Fugloy Fugloy 766 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Kirkjubøur 76 Tórshavn Streymoy 175 1200 (land grab)
Klaksvík 4,601 Klaksvík Borðoy 700 1584
Kolbanargjógv 26th Sjógv Eysturoy 495
Kollafjørður 736 Tórshavn Streymoy 410 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Koltur 1 Tórshavn Koltur 285 1400 (approx.)
Kunoy 68 Kunoy Kunoy 780 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Kvívík 356 Kvívík Streymoy 340 0900 (archaeological finds)
Lambareiði 5 Runavík Eysturoy 426
Lambi 136 Runavík Eysturoy 627 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Langasandur 40 Sundini Streymoy 438 1838
Leirvík 852 Eysturia Eysturoy 520 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Leynar 105 Kvívík Streymoy 335 1584
Ljósá 27 Eiði Eysturoy 466 1840
Lopra 85 Sumba Suðuroy 926 1834
Miðvágur 1,035 Vágar Vágar 370 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Mikladalur 29 Klaksvík Kalsoy 797 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Mjørkadalur - Tórshavn Streymoy without* 1963
Morskranes 22nd Sjógv Eysturoy 496 1877 (1830?)
Múli 1 Hvannasund Borðoy 737 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Mykines 13 Sørvágur Mykines 388 1400 (approx.)
Nes 334 Nes Eysturoy 655 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Nesvík 1 Sundini Streymoy 437
Nólsoy 214 Tórshavn Nólsoy 270 1400 (approx.)
Norðdepil 161 Hvannasund Borðoy 730 1866
Norðoyri 101 Klaksvík Borðoy 725 1584
Norðradalur 14th Tórshavn Streymoy 178 1584
Norðragøta (Gøta) 593 Eysturia Eysturoy 512 1000 ( Faroese Saga )
Norðskáli 301 Sundini Eysturoy 460 1584
Norðtoftir 3 Hvannasund Borðoy 736 1584
Øravík 44 Tvøroyri Suðuroy 827 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Øravíkarlíð 67 Tvøroyri Suðuroy 826 or 827
Oyndarfjørður 136 Runavík Eysturoy 690 1200 (land grab)
Oyrarbakki 130 Sundini Eysturoy 400
Oyrareingir 45 Tórshavn Streymoy 415 1584
Oyri 135 Sundini Eysturoy 450 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Porkeri 311 Porkeri Suðuroy 950 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Rituvík 252 Runavík Eysturoy 640 1873
Runavík 505 Runavík Eysturoy 620 1916
Saksun 14th Sundini Streymoy 436 1400 (approx.)
Saltangará 967 Runavík Eysturoy 600 1846
Saltnes 123 Nes Eysturoy 656
Sandavágur 875 Vágar Vágar 360 1200 (land grab)
Sandur 515 Sandur Sandoy 210 0900 (archaeological finds)
Sandvík 85 Hvalba Suðuroy 860 1000 ( Faroese Saga )
Selatrað 38 Sjógv Eysturoy 497 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Signabøur 129 Tórshavn Streymoy 416 1584
Skælingur 16 Kvívík Streymoy 336 1584
Skálabot only 103 Runavík Eysturoy 485 1630
Skálatoftir - Klaksvík Borðoy - 1584-1914
Skálavík 143 Skálavík Sandoy 220 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Skáli 656 Runavík Eysturoy 480 1400 (approx.)
Skard - Kunoy Kunoy - 1584-1920
Skarvanes 11 Húsavík Sandoy 236 1404
Skipanes 51 Runavík Eysturoy 665 1841
Skopun 456 Skopun Sandoy 240 1833
Skúvoy 35 Skúvoy Skúvoy 260 1000 ( Faroese Saga )
Slættanes - Vágar Vágar - 1835-1965
Søldarfjørður 325 Runavík Eysturoy 660 1200 (land grab)
Sørvágur 994 Sørvágur Vágar 380 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Strendur 762 Sjógv Eysturoy 490 1400 (approx.)
Streymnes 246 Sundini Streymoy 435 1584
Strond - Klaksvík Borðoy - 1584-1930
Stykkið 49 Kvívík Streymoy 330 1845
Sumba 251 Sumba Suðuroy 970 1200 (land grab)
Sund 2 Tórshavn Streymoy 186 1584
Svínáir 40 Eiði Eysturoy 465 1827
Svínoy 29 Klaksvík Svínoy 765 1000 ( Faroese Saga )
Syðradalur (Kalsoy) 6th Húsar Kalsoy 795 1812
Syðradalur (Streymoy) 7th Tórshavn Streymoy 177 1590
Syðrugøta 417 Eysturia Eysturoy 513 1584
Tjørnuvík 59 Sundini Streymoy 445 0900 (archaeological finds)
Toftir 755 Nes Eysturoy 650 1584
Tórshavn 12,376 Tórshavn Streymoy 100 1000 ( Faroese Saga )
Trøllanes 16 Klaksvík Kalsoy 798 1584
Trongisvágur 510 Tvøroyri Suðuroy 826 1584
Tvøroyri 850 Tvøroyri Suðuroy 800 1836
Úti á Bø - - Streymoy - 1584 to the 19th century
Vágur 1,320 Vágur Suðuroy 900 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Válur 50 Kvívík Streymoy 358
Vatnsoyrar 52 Vágar Vágar 385 1921
Velbastaður 211 Tórshavn Streymoy 176 1584
Vestmanna 1,201 Vestmanna Streymoy 350 1400 (approx.)
Við Gjónna - Kvívík Streymoy - 1815–?
Viðareiði 347 Viðareiði Viðoy 750 1350–1400 ( dog letter )
Víkar - Sørvágur Vágar - 1833-1910
Víkarbyrgi - Sumba Suðuroy 928 1200 (land grab); 1830

Note: * Mjørkadalur is a Danish military base and, according to the Postverk Føroya, has no postcode.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kári Thorsteinsson: Hvussu Gomul he Bygdin. In: heimabeiti.fo. Hagar & seyðamark, accessed December 2, 2007 (Faroese).