Norðdepil is a town on the island of Borðoy

Borðoy

Borðoy is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands. There are eight settlements: Klaksvík , Norðoyri, Ánir, Árnafjørður, Strond, Norðtoftir, Depil and Norðdepil. There are also three abandoned settlements: Skálatoftir, Múli and Fossá, all in the north...

 in the Norðoyar

Norðoyar

The six islands in the northeast of the Faroe Islands are together referred to as Norðoyar, i.e. the Northern Isles . These Islands are Kalsoy, Kunoy, Borðoy, Viðoy, Svínoy and Fugloy. Klaksvík is regarded as the natural capital of this region. Norðoyar is sometimes spelled Norðoyggjar.-Further...

 Region of the Faroes.

• Population: 169 (31 December 2002)
• Postal Code: FO-730
• Municipality
  Municipalities of the Faroe Islands
  The Faroe Islands are administratively divided in 30 municipalities , with about 120 cities and villages. Until December 31, 2008, there were 34 municipalities, and until December 31, 2004, there were 48 municipalities...
  
  : Hvannasunds kommuna

Norðdepil was founded in 1866. Its school opened in 1895, and from 1897 to 1912 a whaling

Whaling

Whaling is the hunting of whales mainly for meat and oil. Its earliest forms date to at least 3000 BC. Various coastal communities have long histories of sustenance whaling and harvesting beached whales...

 station was located in the community.

Norðdepil has been connected with the town of Hvannasund

Hvannasund

Hvannasund is a village and municipality in the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region in Denmark....

 on Viðoy

Viðoy

Viðoy is the northern-most island in the Faroe Islands, located east of Borðoy to which it is linked via a causeway. The name means wood island, despite the fact that no trees grow on the island: the name relates to the driftwood that floats in from Siberia and North America.- Geography :The...

 by road since 1963. Because the two communities are located directly across from each other on opposite shores, they often act as one community.

Since 1967, two tunnels have connected Norðdepil with the regional metropolis of 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 ....

. On the east coast of Borðoy there is a road to 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...

.

See also

• List of towns in the Faroe Islands