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Municipality in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sørvágur Municipality (Faroese: Sørvágs kommuna), is the westernmost municipality in the Faroe Islands.
Sørvágur Municipality
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 62°06′N 7°24′W | |
State | Kingdom of Denmark |
Constituent country | Faroe Islands |
Island | Vágar |
Municipality | Sørvágur |
Area | |
• Total | 32.46 sq mi (84.08 km2) |
Population (January 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 1,232 |
• Density | 38/sq mi (15/km2) |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Postal code | FO 380 |
Website | http://www.sorvag.fo/ |
It consists of the villages of Sørvágur, Bøur, Gásadalur and Mykines. Originally the municipality only included the village of Sørvágur, but in January 2005 the municipality of Sørvágur agreed to merge with the smaller municipalities of Bøur/Gásadal and Mykines.
The new municipality had a population of 1,232 in 2024.[2]
The logo of the municipality is two white birds on a white/blue background with an orange sundisk. The two birds are made in the image of the letters S and K which are the initials for Sørvágs Kommuna.
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