List of towns in the Faroe Islands - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of towns in the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
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group situated between the Norwegian Sea

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and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland

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and Iceland

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. The Faroe Islands are a constituent country

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of the Kingdom of Denmark

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proper and Greenland

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Town/Village	Population	Postal Code	Municipality	Island	Location
Akrar Akrar Akrar is a village in the Faroe Islands. It is located on Lopransfjørður, an inlet, which itself is part of Vágsfjørður, on the east-side of Suðuroy, and was founded in the year 1817.-External links:...	28	FO 927	Sumbiar	Suðuroy	61°27′20"N 6°45′33"W
Argir Argir Argir is a village in the Faroe Islands.Population: 1907Postal code . FO 160Location: Municipality: Tórshavnar kommuna*Football team: AB...	1907	FO 160	Tórshavnar	Streymoy	61°59′53"N 6°46′23"W
Ánir Ánir Ánir , also Ánirnar is a village in the Faroe Islands on the northern island of Borðoy. In 2007 it had a population of 18- General :...	13	FO 726	Klaksvíkar	Borðoy	62°15′23"N 6°34′40"W
Árnafjørður Árnafjørður Árnafjørður is a town of the municipality of Klaksvík, on the island of Borðoy, in the Faroe Islands.Árnafjørður is located at the bottom of a deep inlet, named Árnfjarðarvík, "corner fjord's bay", on the east side of Borðoy. In 1875, an abandoned Norwegian vessel loaded with large amounts of...	49	FO 727	Klaksvíkar	Borðoy	62°15′21"N 6°32′3"W
Bøur Bøur Bøur is a village in the Sørvágs Kommuna of the Faroe Islands, 4 km west of Sørvágur, with a population of 70 . Its location is and its postal code is FO 386....	70	FO 386	Sørvágs	Vágar	62°5′27"N 7°22′3"W
Dalur Dalur Dalur is a village in the Faroe Islands. Dalur is located on the east-side of Sandoy.The village lies in the bottom of a relatively large valley. Dalur means valley in Faroese.A little road leads from Dalur to the south-tip of the island...	48	FO 235	Húsavíkar	Sandoy	61°46′56"N 6°40′32"W
Depil Depil Depil is a village in the Faroe Islands.Population: 2Location: Postal code : FO 735Municipality: HvannasundsDepil is located on the east side of Borðoy between Norðdepil and Norðtoftir.The village has only two inhabitants....	2	FO 735	Hvannasunds	Borðoy	62°17′10"N 6°31′39"W
Eiði Eiði Eiði is a large village located on the north-west tip of Eysturoy, Faroe Islands Its name means isthmus in the Faroese language. The town has a population of 669In the center of the village there is a large stone church from 1881...	651	FO 470	Eiðis	Eysturoy	62°18′1"N 7°5′20"W
Elduvík Elduvík Elduvík is a small village in the Faroe Islands. Elduvík is located in the Funningsfjørður-inlet on Eysturoy's northeast side. The village which has a population of 23 is split into two parts by a small river. The church in Elduvík dates from 1952...	27	FO 478	Runavíkar	Eysturoy	62°16′57"N 6°54′35"W
Fámjin Fámjin Fámjin is a village, located in the middle of the coastline on the western side of Suðuroy, the southernmost island in Faroe Islands. It has a population of around 100....	113	FO 870	Fámjins	Suðuroy	61°31′35"N 6°52′37"W
Froðba Froðba Froðba is a village located farthest out on the north brink of Trongisvágsfjørður, an inlet on the east coast of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. The village has eventually merged with the harbour-city of Tvøroyri....	137	FO 825	Tvøroyrar	Suðuroy	61°32′53"N 6°46′20"W
Fuglafjørður Fuglafjørður Fuglafjørður is a village on Eysturoy's east coast in the Faroe Islands. Its name means "fjord of birds".* Population: 1562* Location: * Postal code : FO 530* Municipality: Fuglafjardar* Football team: ÍF Fuglafjørður...	1542	FO 530	Fuglafjarðar	Eysturoy	62°14′40"N 6°48′52"W
Funningsfjørður Funningsfjørður Funningsfjørður is a village located at the end of a fjord of the same name . It was founded in 1812, with Elduvikar as its municipality.There was a whaling station in Funningsfjørður from 1902 to 1913....	65	FO 477	Runavíkar	Eysturoy	62°14′17"N 6°55′44"W
Funningur Funningur Funningur is a town on the Faroe Islands. It is located on the north-west coast of Eysturoy . It was the only village in the municipality called Funnings kommuna, which on 1 January 2009 became part of Runavíkar kommuna....	83	FO 475	Funnings	Eysturoy	62°17′17"N 6°58′2"W
Gásadalur Gásadalur Gásadalur is located on the west-side of Vágar, Faroe Islands, and enjoys a panoramic view over the island of Mykines.Gásadalur is located on the edge of Mykinesfjørður, surrounded by the highest mountains on Vágar. Árnafjall towers to a height of 722 metres to the north, and Eysturtindur to the...	14	FO 387	Sørvágs	Vágar	62°6′44"N 7°26′5"W
Gjógv Gjógv Gjógv \|geo]]) is a village located on the northeast tip of the island of Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands and 63 km north by road from the capital of Tórshavn...	52	FO 476	Sunda	Eysturoy	62°19′30"N 6°56′28"W
Glyvrar Glyvrar Glyvrar is a village located on Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands.It is one of several villages on the eastside of Skalafjørður that have grown into a 10 kilometre long conurbation.In Glyvrar there is a museum called ’Bygdasavnid Forni’...	421	FO 625	Runavíkar	Eysturoy	62°7′53"N 6°43′27"W
Gøtueiði Gøtueiði Gøtueiði a town in the Faroe Islands, located deep in the Skalafjordur-inlet on Eysturoy, founded in 1850.The village has now grown towards its neighbour-village Skipanes...	39	FO 666	Gøtu	Eysturoy	62°10′30"N 6°46′19"W
Gøtugjógv Gøtugjógv Gøtugjógv, Nordagota and Sydrugota are villages that are located in the Faroe Islands. These areas are located at the end of an inlet which is called 'Gøtuvík'. This is on the east-side of the island of Eysturoy....	53	FO 511	Gøtu	Eysturoy	62°11′25"N 6°44′47"W
Haldarsvík Haldarsvík Haldarsvik is a small village located on the north-east coast of Streymoyin the Sunda Kommuna municipality. In the center of the village there is a small cataract....	164	FO 440	Sunda	Streymoy	62°16′37"N 7°5′25"W
Haraldssund Haraldssund Haralssund is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the island of Kunoy.Population: 70Postal code : FO 785Location: Municipality: Kunoyar...	74	FO 785	Kunoyar	Kunoy	62°16′20"N 6°36′7"W
Hattarvík Hattarvík Hattarvík is a small village on Fugloy, Faroe Islands and the most eastern place in the country.Population: 17 Postal code : FO 767Location: Municipality: Fugloyar kommuna...	17	FO 767	Fugloyar	Fugloy	62°19′51"N 6°16′25"W
Hellur Hellur Hellur is a village in the Faroe Islands, on Oyndarfjørður , located on the east-side of Eysturoy. Part of the municipality of Fuglafjørður. Hellur was founded in 1849 by people from Lambi.-External links:...	26	FO 695	Fuglafjarðar	Eysturoy	62°15′49"N 6°50′40"W
Hestur Hestur Hestur is an island in central Faroe Islands, located to the west of Streymoy and to the south of Koltur. Hestur means horse in Faroese. Located on the west coast is a large colony of guillemot. In the north of Hestur there is a moorland with four small lakes, of which Fagradalsvatn is the largest...	39	FO 280	Tórshavnar	Hestur	61°57′27"N 6°53′13"W
Hov Hov, Faroe Islands Population: 133Postal code : FO 960Location: Municipality: HovsHov is a village located on Suduroy’s east coast, in the Faroe Islands; it is frequently mentioned in the country's history. Salmon sea farming has been practiced in Hov since the 1980’s...	128	FO 960	Hovs	Suðuroy	61°30′30"N 6°45′29"W
Hoyvík Hoyvík Hoyvík is the third largest town in the Faroe Islands. It has grown in size for many years and is now merged with Tórshavn becoming a northern suburb of the Faroese capital. A person from Hoyvík is known as a hoyvíkingur....	2951	FO 188	Tórshavnar	Streymoy	62°1′32"N 6°45′32"W
Hósvík Hósvík Hósvík is a village in the Faroe Islands. It has 281 inhabitants and is located on a bay on Streymoy's east-coast.Population: 281Postal code : FO 420Location: Municipality: Sunda Kommuna...	299	FO 420	Sunda	Streymoy	62°9′17"N 6°56′25"W
Húsar Húsar Húsar is a village on the East side of Kalsoy, Faroe Islands. It is the oldest of the villages on Kalsoy. The church, which is made of stone, was built in 1920. Húsar is connected to Klaksvík by a ferry that visits the village three times a day...	54	FO 796	Húsar	Kalsoy	62°15′54"N 6°40′53"W
Húsavík Húsavík, Faroe Islands Húsavík is an old village in the Faroe Islands on the east of the Isle of Sandoy.Population: 88Postal code : FO 230Location: Municipality: Húsavikar...	85	FO 230	Húsavíkar	Sandoy	61°48′38"N 6°40′35"W
Hvalba Hvalba Hvalba is a village and a municipality, which consists of Hvalba, Nes-Hvalba and Sandvík. The total population of Hvalba Municipality was 723 as of 1 January 2010; the population of Hvalba and Nes was 626 and the population of Sandvík was 97. Hvalba is one of the larger villages in the Faroe...	663	FO 850	Hvalbiar	Suðuroy	61°36′7"N 6°56′58"W
Hvalvík Hvalvík Hvalvík is a village in the Faroe Islands, located in a valley on the east coast of the island of Streymoy.It is the southern half of a twin-village situated on both sides of the valley. The villages are divided by the river Stórá. The northern half which is approximately the same size is called...	218	FO 430	Sunda	Streymoy	62°11′23"N 7°1′51"W
Hvannasund Hvannasund Hvannasund is a village and municipality in the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region in Denmark....	268	FO 740	Hvannasunds	Viðoy	62°17′43"N 6°30′58"W
Hvítanes Hvítanes Hvítanes is a village in the Faroe Islands, noted for its beauty . It is on Streymoy's east coast, northeast of Hoyvík and Tórshavn. Its name means "White Point" in Faroese.Population: 99Postal code : FO 187Location: Municipality: Tórshavnar...	97	FO 187	Tórshavnar	Streymoy	62°2′48"N 6°46′10"W
Innan Glyvur Innan Glyvur Innan Glyvur is a village in the Faroe Islands on the island of Eysturoy. It is on the west side of Skalafjørður . It was founded in 1884.Population: 82Postal code : FO 494Location: Municipality: Sjóvar-External links:...	81	FO 494	Sjóvar	Eysturoy	62°8′21"N 6°45′24"W
Kaldbak Kaldbak Kaldbak is a village in the Faroe Islands, on Streymoy's east coast.Population: 219Postal code : FO 180Location: Municipality: TorshavnarExcavations show that Kaldbak was inhabited already in the 11th century....	218	FO 180	Tórshavnar	Streymoy	62°3′47"N 6°49′34"W
Kaldbaksbotnur Kaldbaksbotnur Kaldbaksbotnur is a village on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands.-Geography:Kaldbaksbotnur is located on the east coast of Streymoy. The village consists two farms. One farm is located in the bottom of Kaldbaksfjørður western side of the river and this farm is also called Northern part of...	6	FO 185	Tórshavnar	Streymoy	62°3′58"N 6°54′45"W
Kirkja Kirkja Kirkja is a village on the island of Fugloy, Faroe Islands. Its Postal code is FO 766.Kirkja is one of two villages on the island of Fugloy that are connected both by the road built in the 1980s and by the ferry that connects both Kirkja and Hattarvík to Hvannasund on the larger island of Viðoy,...	28	FO 766	Fugloyar	Fugloy	62°19′10"N 6°18′51"W
Kirkjubøur Kirkjubøur Kirkjubøur is the southernmost village on Streymoy, Faroe Islands and the country's most important historical site.It is located on the west coast and has a view towards the islands Hestur and Koltur.-History:...	77	FO 175	Tórshavnar	Streymoy	61°57′22"N 6°47′37"W
Klaksvík Klaksvík Klaksvík is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands.The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands ....	4681	FO 700	Klaksvíkar	Borðoy	62°13′26"N 6°34′43"W
Kolbanargjógv Kolbanargjógv Kolbanargjógv is a village on the western coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Sjóvar municipality. The 2007 population was 39. Its postal code is FO 495.-See also:* List of towns in the Faroe Islands...	33	FO 495	Sjóvar	Eysturoy	62°6′30"N 6°47′6"W
Kollafjørður Kollafjørður Kollafjørður is a village in the Faroe Islands located on the island of Streymoy at 62°7′6″N, 6°54′20″W with a population of 822. Its postal code is FO 410. It is part of the Tórshavnar municipality.-See also:* List of towns in the Faroe Islands...	822	FO 410	Tórshavnar	Streymoy	62°7′6"N 6°54′20"W
Koltur	2	FO 285	Tórshavnar	Koltur	61°59′13"N 6°57′53"W
Kunoyar bygd Kunoy, Kunoy Kunoy is a municipality and village, and seat of Kunoy island in the Faroe Islands. As of 2006 it had a population of 64....	73	FO 780	Kunoyar	Kunoy	62°17′37"N 6°40′2"W
Kvívík Kvívík Kvívík is a village on the west coast of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands, in the eponymous municipality of Kvívík.The village is on both sides of a narrow bay and the small river Stora....	376	FO 340	Kvívíkar	Streymoy	62°7′14"N 7°4′4"W
Lambareiði Lambareiði Lambareiði is a village on the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Runavíkar municipality. The 2005 population was 7. Its postal code is FO 626.-External links:-See also: List of towns in the Faroe Islands* List of places with fewer than ten residents...	7	FO 626	Runavíkar	Eysturoy	62°8′31"N 6°43′44"W
Lambi Lambi Lambi, locally known as Lamba , is a small village in the bottom of the inlet Lambavík on the East coast of Eysturoy, Faroe Islands.There are similarly named places, Lamba in Shetland and Lambay in Ireland.-Settlement:...	142	FO 627	Runavíkar	Eysturoy	62°8′33"N 6°42′8"W
Langasandur Langasandur Langasandur is a village located at 62°14′14″N, 7°3′13″W on the Faroese island of Streymoy in the municipality of Sunda. The 2005 population was 35. Its postal code is FO 438.-See also:* List of towns in the Faroe Islands...	35	FO 438	Sunda	Streymoy	62°14′14"N 7°3′13"W
Leirvík	853	FO 520	Leirvíkar	Eysturoy	62°12′40"N 6°42′22"W
Leynar Leynar Leynar is a village in the Faroe Islands, a self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark. The village is on the western coast of the island of Streymoy in the municipality of Kvívíkar. The 2005 population was 120. Its postal code is FO 335. Leynar is the birthplace of Faroese actor...	120	FO 335	Kvívíkar	Streymoy	62°6′58"N 7°2′22"W
Ljósá Ljósá Ljósá is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Eiðis municipality. The 2005 population was 33. Its postal code is FO 466. It was founded in 1840.-External links:-See also: List of towns in the Faroe Islands...	35	FO 466	Eiðis	Eysturoy	62°16′6"N 7°3′1"W
Lopra Lopra Lopra is a village on the island of Suðuroy with the postal code FO 926. In 2009 its population was 96. It is located in the Municipality of Sumba along with the villages Akrar, Sumba and Víkarbyrgi, constituting the southernmost settlements in the Faroe Islands...	95	FO 926	Sumbiar	Suðuroy	61°26′40"N 6°46′8"W
Miðvágur Miðvágur Miðvágur is a village in the Faroe Islands on Vágar. It has been a municipality until 1 January, 2009 when it fused with Sandavágur into Vága kommuna.Located on the south coast of the island of Vágar, Miðvágur is the largest town on this Faroese island...	1032	FO 370	Miðvágs	Vágar	62°3′4"N 7°11′38"W
Mikladalur Mikladalur Mikladalur is a village on the Faroese island of Kalsoy in the municipality of Klaksvíkar. The 2005 population was 44. Its postal code is FO 797. The town's stone church dates from 1856. A tunnel to Trøllanes was completed in 1985.-External links:*...	44	FO 797	Klaksvíkar	Kalsoy	62°20′9"N 6°45′50"W
Mjørkadalur Mjørkadalur Mjørkadalur is a place on the Faroese island Streymoy in the Tórshavnar municipality. It is the site of a Danish military installation and NATO early warning radar system. Its official population is 1. Mjørkadalur has no postal code....	1		Tórshavnar	Streymoy	62°3′0"N 6°58′0"W
Morskranes Morskranes Morskranes is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Sjóvar kommuna. The 2005 population was 45. Its postal code is FO 496.Morskranes can translate roughly as "Moors of the Corner".-External links:* -See also:...	45	FO 496	Sjóvar	Eysturoy	62°7′59"N 6°50′31"W
Múli Múli Múli is a town on the Island of Borðoy in the Norðoyar Region of the Faroes.Population: 4 Postal Code: FO-737*Municipality: Hvannasunds kommuna...	4	FO 737	Hvannasunds	Borðoy	62°21′10"N 6°34′47"W
Mykines Mykines, Mykines Mykines village is the only settlement on Mykines Island, the westernmost of the Faroe Islands. It is a beautiful little coastal village with bright houses with turf roofs, with an old turf-roofed stone Church dating from 1878, and a small stream flowing through the village.*Population: ...	22	FO 388	Sørvágs	Mykines	62°6′15"N 7°38′46"W
Nes, Eysturoy Nes, Eysturoy Nes is a Village and Municipality on the southwest coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy. Beside Nes two other towns Toftir and Saltnes are part of Nes Municipality, which has a total population of 1.267 .-Overview:...	230	FO 655	Nes	Eysturoy	62°4′47"N 6°43′28"W
Nes, Vágur Nes, Vágur Nes is a village on the Faroese island of Suðuroy located in the municipality of Vágur . It is located west of Porkeri and east of Vágur. Its postal code is FO 925. It should not be confused with another village by the same name on Eysturoy . There is another village in Suðuroy with the same...	30	FO 925	Vágs	Suðuroy	61°28′20"N 6°45′33"W
Nesvík Nesvík Nesvík is a village on the east coast of the Faroese island of Streymoy, located in the Sunda municipality. Its postal code is FO 437. In 2005 its population was 1. Nesvík is home to a religious camp of the conservative Inner Mission of the national church, and a conference center called Leguhusið...	1	FO 437	Sunda	Streymoy	62°12′35"N 7°0′30"W
Nólsoy Nólsoy, Nólsoy Nólsoy is the only settlement on the island of Nólsoy in the Faroe Islands.Population: 268Postal code : FO 270Location: Municipality: Nolsoyar...	256	FO 270	Tórshavnar	Nólsoy	62°0′33"N 6°40′7"W
Norðdepil Norðdepil Norðdepil is a town on the island of Borðoy in the Norðoyar Region of the Faroes.Population: 169 Postal Code: FO-730*Municipality: Hvannasunds kommuna...	164	FO 730	Hvannasunds	Borðoy	62°17′51"N 6°31′32"W
Norðoyri Norðoyri Norðoyri is a village in the Faroe Islands on the northern island of Borðoy. It belongs to the municipality of Klaksvík. Norðoyri has an elongated settlement character and is sited along the eastern shore of the fjord Borðoyarvík that opens up in a SE direction. The lengthy 'infield' lines the shore...	83	FO 725	Klaksvíkar	Borðoy	62°12′50"N 6°32′27"W
Norðradalur Norðradalur Norðradalur is a village on the western coast of the Faroese island of Streymoy in the Torshavnar municipality. The 2002 population was 18. Its postal code is FO 178.-External links:*...	17	FO 178	Tórshavnar	Streymoy	62°2′25"N 6°55′22"W
Norðragøta Norðragøta - Overview :Norðragøta is also just referred to as Gøta. The municipality of Gøta was a municipality until 1 January 2009 when it merged with Leirvík into Eysturkommuna. Gøta consists also of the villages Gøtueiði, Gøtugjógv and Syðrugøta. The village lies on Eysturoy's east coast at the bottom of...	575	FO 512	Gøtu	Eysturoy	62°12′3"N 6°44′27"W
Norðskáli Norðskáli Norðskáli is a settlement in the Faroe Islands on the island of Eysturoy at , a few kilometres north of Oyri. Its name means north dwelling and its population is 249....	249	FO 460	Sunda	Eysturoy	62°12′47"N 6°59′59"W
Norðtoftir Norðtoftir Norðtoftir is a village on the Faroese island of Borðoy in the Hvannasund municipality. The 2007 population was 6. Its postal code is FO 736....	6	FO 736	Hvannasunds	Borðoy	62°16′38"N 6°30′49"W
Oyndarfjørður Oyndarfjørður Oyndarfjørður is a village on the northeastern coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Runavíkar municipality. The 2005 population was 180. Its postal code is FO 690. The town's church dates from 1838. It is famous for two rinkusteinar, or rocking stones, located in the sea nearby.The name...	180	FO 690	Runavíkar	Eysturoy	62°16′40"N 6°51′4"W
Oyrarbakki Oyrarbakki Oyrarbakki is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Sunda municipality, between Norðskáli and Oyri. In 2005 the population was 97. Its postal code is FO 400....	97	FO 400	Sunda	Eysturoy	62°12′5"N 6°59′40"W
Oyrareingir Oyrareingir Oyrareingir is a village on the Faroese island Streymoy in the Tórshavnar municipality. The 2005 population was 44. Its postal code is FO 415.-External links:*...	44	FO 415	Tórshavnar	Streymoy	62°6′19"N 6°57′41"W
Oyri Oyri Oyri is a village on the central west coast of the Faroese island Eysturoy in the Sunda municipality. The 2005 population was 142. Its postal code is FO 450. The village is south of the Eysturoy-to-Streymoy bridge, and is home to a large fish processing plant.The name Oyri is usually translated as...	142	FO 450	Sunda	Eysturoy	62°11′26"N 6°58′24"W
Porkeri Porkeri Porkeri is a village in the Faroe Islands, situated north of Vágur on Suðuroy's east coast. As of 2004 it had a population of 332. and has been inhabited at least as early as the 14th century....	357	FO 950	Porkeris	Suðuroy	61°28′59"N 6°44′36"W
Rituvík Rituvík Rituvík is a small village on the southeast side of the Faroese island of Eysturoy located in the municipality of Runavíkar. Founded in 1873, its current church was built in 1855. The name Rituvík means Kittiwake Cove....	271	FO 640	Runavíkar	Eysturoy	62°6′25"N 6°40′58"W
Runavík Runavík Runavík is a comparatively urbanised village in the Faroe Islands. It lies on the south half of the isle of Eysturoy. The municipality of the same name incorporates 14 settlements including Æðuvík, Rituvík, Saltangará, Glyvrar, Lambi, Lambareiði, Søldarfjørður, Skipanes, Skáli, Skálafjørður,...	476	FO 620	Runavíkar	Eysturoy	62°6′34"N 6°43′9"W
Saksun Saksun Saksun is a village near the north-west coast of the Faroese island of Streymoy.Population: 34Postal code : FO 436Location: Municipality: Saksunar...	33	FO 436	Sunda	Streymoy	62°14′56"N 7°10′33"W
Saltangará Saltangará Saltangará was founded in 1846 and is situated on the eastern side of Eysturoy Skalafjordur-inlet between Rituvík and Søldarfjørður....	830	FO 600	Runavíkar	Eysturoy	62°7′3"N 6°43′7"W
Saltnes Saltnes, Faroe Islands Saltnes is a village on the island Eysturoy, Faroe Islands. The population was 151 in December 2008....	153	FO 656	Nes	Eysturoy	62°6′19"N 6°44′22"W
Sandavágur Sandavágur The town of Sandavágur lies on the south coast of the Faroese island of Vágar, and has been voted the most well-kept village in the Faroes twice. The name Sandavágur means sandy creek and refers to the beach down by the inlet. From one point in Sandavágur you can get a view of all the southern...	744	FO 360	Sandavágs	Vágar	62°3′24"N 7°9′15"W
Sandur Sandur (Faroe Islands) Sandur is a village on the south coast of the island of Sandoy in the Faroe Islands. The Sandur hoard, dating to the end of the 11th century, suggests the long history of the village. In January 2010 the population stood at 558....	596	FO 210	Sands	Sandoy	61°50′10"N 6°48′38"W
Sandvík Sandvík Sandvík is the northernmost village of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the northern side of a shallow fjord. The small village was earlier known as Hvalvík until 1913...	113	FO 860	Hvalbiar	Suðuroy	61°38′16"N 6°55′19"W
Selatrað Selatrað Selatrað is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island Eysturoy in the Sjóvar municipality. The name Selatrað refers to a a breeding place for seals....	63	FO 497	Sjóvar	Eysturoy	62°9′31"N 6°52′41"W
Signabøur Signabøur Signabøur is a village on the east coast of the Faroese island Streymoy in the Torshavnar municipality. The 2005 population was 157. Its postal code is FO 416. There was a whaling station here from 1903 to 1920.22-External links:*...	157	FO 416	Tórshavnar	Streymoy	62°5′48"N 6°55′43"W
Skarvanes Skarvanes Skarvanes is a deserted village on Sandoy, in the Faroe Islands. Its last permanent inhabitant died in 2000, although there is still a family living in a nearby valley. The former residential houses in the scenic village are used as summer houses and for similar purposes nowadays....	5	FO 236	Húsavíkar	Sandoy	61°47′35"N 6°44′13"W
Skálabotnur Skálabotnur Skálabotnur is a village at the end of the Skálafjørður fjord on the Faroese island of Eysturoy located in the municipality of Runavíkar. The 2007 population was 100. Its postal code is FO 485. It is also known as Skalafjørður.-External links:*...	100	FO 485	Runavíkar	Eysturoy	62°11′52"N 6°50′59"W
Skálavík Skálavík Skálavík is a village and municipality on the eastern coast of the Faroese island Sandoy . The 2005 population was 182. Its postal code is FO 220. The village's stone church was built in 1891. The famous Faroese writers Heðin Brú and Kristian Osvald Viderø were both born in Skálavík.In late...	99	FO 220	Skálavíkar	Sandoy	61°50′1"N 6°39′33"W
Skáli Skáli Skáli is a village on the east coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy, located in the Runavíkar municipality. Its postal code is FO 480. In 2005 its population was 618...	182	FO 480	Runavíkar	Eysturoy	62°9′44"N 6°46′57"W
Skarð Skarð This article is about the abandoned village in the Faroe Islands. For the Icelandic village, see Skarð .Skarð is an abandoned village on the east coast of the Island of Kunoy in the Norðoyar Region of the Faroes....	0	FO 780	Kunoyar	Kunoy	62°19′27"N 6°39′9"W
Skipanes Skipanes Skipanes is a village on the Faeroese island Eysturoy in the Runavíkar municipality. The 2005 population was 59. Its postal code is FO-665. Skipanes was founded in 1841.It is home to Terji Skibenæs, the guitarist of the Faeroese Viking Metal group Týr....	59	FO 665	Runavíkar	Eysturoy	62°10′6"N 6°45′40"W
Skopun Skopun Skopun is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the northern coast of Sandoy, Sand Island. Skopun is the second largest town on the island.Population: 499 Postcode: FO 240...	484	FO 240	Skopunar	Sandoy	61°54′11"N 6°52′29"W
Skúvoy Skúvoy, Skúvoy Skúvoy is a small village on the East coast of the island of Skúvoy, Faroe Islands. It has a population of about 57 people. It can be reached by ferry and helicopter from the other islands.-See also:* List of towns in the Faroe Islands...	55	FO 260	Skývoyar	Skúvoy	61°46′27"N 6°48′17"W
Skælingur Skælingur Skælingur is a village on the west of the Faroese island of Streymoy in the Kvívíkar municipality. The 2010 population was 13. Its postal code is FO 336. It is by the mountain Skælingsfjall, one of the tallest mountains in the archipelago with its 767 meters....	11	FO 336	Kvívíkar	Streymoy	62°5′45"N 7°0′24"W
Stóra Dímun Stóra Dímun Stóra Dímun is an island in the southern Faroe Islands, sometimes only referred to as Dímun. The island is accessible from sea only during periods of clear and calm weather, but regular helicopter service is available twice a week through the whole year....	10	FO 286	Skúvoyar	Stóra Dímun	61°41′50"N 6°45′5"W
Strendur Strendur Strendur is a village on the Faroese island Eysturoy, located along the Skálafjørður fjord in the Sjóvar municipality. The 2002 population was 816. Its postal code is FO 490. Strendur means beach or strand in the Faroese language.-External links:...	817	FO 490	Sjóvar	Eysturoy	62°6′46"N 6°45′23"W
Streymnes Streymnes Streymnes is a village on the eastern coast of the Faroese island of Streymoy in the municipality of Sunda. The 2005 population was 201. Its postal code is FO 435. It is near the site of a former Norwegian whaling station active from 1893-1927....	201	FO 435	Sunda	Streymoy	62°11′35"N 7°1′54"W
Strond Strond Strond is a small village in the north of the town Klaksvík at the sound of Haraldssund in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on Borðoy at the dam combining Borðoy and Kunoy....	0	FO 726	Klaksvíkar	Borðoy	62°15′54"N 6°35′07"W
Stykkið Stykkið Stykkið is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island Streymoy in the Kvívíkar municipality. The 2005 population was 42. Its postal code is FO 330. Stykkið was founded in 1845.-External links:*...	42	FO 330	Kvívíkar	Streymoy	62°7′0"N 7°2′52"W
Sumba Sumba, Faroe Islands Sumba is the southernmost place of the Faroe Islands on the island of Suðuroy. It is located in the Sumbiar municipality.The municipality has 385 inhabitants. 258 of these people are living in Sumba. The other villages in the Municipality of Sumba are: Lopra , Akrar , Víkarbyrgi .Sumba is known for...	264	FO 970	Sumbiar	Suðuroy	61°24′21"N 6°42′19"W
Sund	3	FO 186	Tórshavnar	Streymoy	62°2′59"N 6°50′46"W
Svínáir	23	FO 465	Eiðis	Eysturoy	62°13′46"N 7°1′25"W
Svínoy Svínoy, Svínoy Svínoy is the only village on the Faroese island of the same name in the Svínoyar municipality. The 2002 population was 73. Its postal code is FO 765. Its current church was built in 1878. The name of the island Svínoy means 'pig island'.-External links:*...	54	FO 765	Svínoyar	Svínoy	62°16′47"N 6°20′55"W
Syðradalur, Kalsoy Syðradalur Syðradalur is a village on the island of Kalsoy, one of the Faeroe Islands. Syðradalur is the southernmost village on the island, and is in Húsa kommuna. On 1 January 2009, Syðradalur had nine inhabitants, down from 12 in 1985...	5	FO 795	Húsa	Kalsoy	62°14′46"N 6°39′48"W
Syðradalur, Streymoy	7	FO 177	Tórshavn	Streymoy	62°1′27"N 6°54′36"W
Syðrugøta Syðrugøta Syðrugøta is a village on southwest of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the municipality of Gøta. The 2005 population was 410. Its postal code is FO 513. The famous Faroese singer Eivør Pálsdóttir was born here in 1983. Also Tróndur í Gøtu the most famous viking in Faroese history is said to have...	410	FO 513	Gøtu	Eysturoy	62°11′12"N 6°45′12"W
Søldarfjørður Søldarfjørður Søldarfjørður is a village in the south of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Runavíkar municipality. The 2002 population was 344. Its postal code is FO 660.-External links:*-See also:...	348	FO 660	Runavíkar	Eysturoy	62°9′35"N 6°45′4"W
Sørvágur Sørvágur Sørvágur is a village on the island of Vágoy in the Faroe Islands. It is located at the landward end of Sørvágsfjørður. Sørvágur is the largest village in the municipality of Sørvágs Kommuna.-Name:...	974	FO 380	Sørvágs	Vágar	62°4′28"N 7°18′34"W
Tjørnuvík Tjørnuvík Tjørnuvík is the northernmost village on the Faroese island of Streymoy in the Sunda Kommuna municipality. The 2002 population was 64. Its postal code is FO 445. Its current church was built in 1937.-External links:*-See also:...	70	FO 445	Sunda	Streymoy	62°17′17"N 7°8′27"W
Toftir Toftir Toftir is a village in Nes Municipality on the island of Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands .Toftir is part of a chain of villages stretching over a distance of 10 kilometres on the east side of Skálafjørður on Eysturoy....	832	FO 650	Nes	Eysturoy	62°5′20"N 6°44′8"W
Tórshavn Tórshavn Tórshavn is the capital and largest town of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the north west of the town lies the high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the high Kirkjubøreyn...	12582	FO 100	Tórshavnar	Streymoy	62°0′42"N 6°46′3"W
Trongisvágur Trongisvágur Trongisvágur is a village on the island of Suduroy in the Faroe Islands.Population: 415Postal code : FO 826Location: Municipality: Tvoroyrar...	410	FO 826	Tvøroyrar	Suðuroy	61°33′50"N 6°50′40"W
Trøllanes Trøllanes Trøllanes is a village on the northern part of the Faroese island of Kalsoy in the municipality of Klaksvíkar. The 2005 population was 23. Its postal code is FO 798. A tunnel to Mikladalur was completed in 1985.-See also:...	23	FO 798	Klaksvíkar	Kalsoy	62°21′43"N 6°47′18"W
Tvøroyri Tvøroyri Tvøroyri lies picturesquely on the north side of the Trongisvágsfjørður on the east coast of Suðuroy, Faroe Islands....	1170	FO 800	Tvøroyrar	Suðuroy	61°33′21"N 6°48′12"W
Undir Gøtueiði Gøtueiði Gøtueiði a town in the Faroe Islands, located deep in the Skalafjordur-inlet on Eysturoy, founded in 1850.The village has now grown towards its neighbour-village Skipanes...	36	FO 666	Gøtu	Eysturoy	62°10′30"N 6°46′19"W
Vatnsoyrar Vatnsoyrar Vatnsoyrar is a village founded in 1921 in the middle of the Faroese island of Vagar.Vatnsoyrar, being created in 1921, is one of the youngest settlements in the Faroes. It is the only village in the archipelago that is not on the coast, but instead it is next to Sørvagsvatn, the largest lake on...	56	FO 385	Miðvágs	Vágar	62°4′27"N 7°14′53"W
Vágur Vágur Vágur meaning Bay is a town on the Faroe Islands of Suðuroy, it is situated on the east coast of the island on the Vágsfjørður fjord, and dates from the fourteenth century. Expansion has meant that the nearby town of Nes is now a suburb of Vágur...	1402	FO 900	Vágs	Suðuroy	61°28′31"N 6°48′26"W
Válur Válur Válur is a village on the Faroese island of Streymoy located in the municipality of Kvívíkar. Its population is 55. Its postal code is FO 3585.-See also:* List of towns in the Faroe Islands...	55	FO 3585	Kvívíkar	Streymoy	62°09′22"N 7°09′59"W
Velbastaður Velbastaður Velbastaður is a village on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands.Population: 164Postal code : FO 176Location: Municipality: Torshavnar...	164	FO 176	Tórshavnar	Streymoy	61°59′5"N 6°51′2"W
Vestmanna Vestmanna Vestmanna is a town in the Faroe Islands on the west of the island of Streymoy. It was formerly a ferry port, until an undersea tunnel was built from Vágar to Kvívík and Stykkið. The cliffs west of Vestmanna, Vestmannabjørgini are very popular for excursions by boat.A 'Vestmann' was a "Westman",...	1251	FO 350	Vestmanna	Streymoy	62°9′23"N 7°9′59"W
við Áir	0	FO 430	Hvalvík	Streymoy	62°10′26"N 6°58′29"W
Viðareiði Viðareiði Viðareiði is the northernmost settlement in the Faroe Islands and lies on the Island of Viðoy, which belongs to the Norðoyar Region. It lies on an isthmus with high mountains to both the north and south....	342	FO 750	Viðareiðis	Viðoy	62°21′35"N 6°31′58"W
Víkarbyrgi Víkarbyrgi Víkarbyrgi is a former village on the Faroese island of Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. It no longer has a population. It retains a postal code and is located at N 61° 26' 34 W 6° 43' 28. The etymology of its name is reputed to be connected with an early settlement of Irish monks who predated the arrival...	0	FO 928	Sumbiar	Suðuroy	61°26′34"N 6°43′28"W
Æðuvík Æðuvík Æðuvík . This community founded in 1897 is located on the southernmost tip of Eysturoy island of the Faroe Islands. Its postal code is FO 645. Its population is about 100, and it is located at N 62° 4' 11 W 6° 41' 24...	106	FO 645	Runavíkar	Eysturoy	62°4′11"N 6°41′24"W
Øravík Øravík Øravík is a village on the east coast of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. The village is located in the center of the island on a crossroad where the road to Fámjin goes towards west over the mountains to the west coast. One part of the village is located in the bay of Øravík, the other...	38	FO 827	Tvøroyrar	Suðuroy	61°32′10"N 6°48′31"W
Øravíkarlíð Øravíkarlíð Øravíkarlíð or Líðin is a village on the island Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. The population was 60 in December 2008....	67	FO 826/7	Tvøroyrar	Suðuroy	61°33′N 6°50′W

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