This is a list of towns in the Faroe Islands:
The Faroe Islands, or Faroe(s), (Faroese: Føroyar, Danish: Færøerne) are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are an autonomous region of the Danish Realm.
Town/Village | Population | Postal Code | Municipality | Island | Location |
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Akrar | 28 | FO 927 | Sumbiar | Suðuroy | 61°27′20″N 6°45′33″W / 61.45556°N 6.75917°W / 61.45556; -6.75917 |
Argir | 1907 | FO 160 | Tórshavnar | Streymoy | 61°59′53″N 6°46′23″W / 61.99806°N 6.77306°W / 61.99806; -6.77306 |
Ánir | 13 | FO 726 | Klaksvíkar | Borðoy | 62°15′23″N 6°34′40″W / 62.25639°N 6.57778°W / 62.25639; -6.57778 |
Árnafjørður | 49 | FO 727 | Klaksvíkar | Borðoy | 62°15′21″N 6°32′3″W / 62.25583°N 6.53417°W / 62.25583; -6.53417 |
Bøur | 70 | FO 386 | Sørvágs | Vágar | 62°5′27″N 7°22′3″W / 62.09083°N 7.3675°W / 62.09083; -7.3675 |
Dalur | 48 | FO 235 | Húsavíkar | Sandoy | 61°46′56″N 6°40′32″W / 61.78222°N 6.67556°W / 61.78222; -6.67556 |
Depil | 2 | FO 735 | Hvannasunds | Borðoy | 62°17′10″N 6°31′39″W / 62.28611°N 6.5275°W / 62.28611; -6.5275 |
Eiði | 651 | FO 470 | Eiðis | Eysturoy | 62°18′1″N 7°5′20″W / 62.30028°N 7.08889°W / 62.30028; -7.08889 |
Elduvík | 27 | FO 478 | Runavíkar | Eysturoy | 62°16′57″N 6°54′35″W / 62.2825°N 6.90972°W / 62.2825; -6.90972 |
Fámjin | 113 | FO 870 | Fámjins | Suðuroy | 61°31′35″N 6°52′37″W / 61.52639°N 6.87694°W / 61.52639; -6.87694 |
Froðba | 137 | FO 825 | Tvøroyrar | Suðuroy | 61°32′53″N 6°46′20″W / 61.54806°N 6.77222°W / 61.54806; -6.77222 |
Fuglafjørður | 1542 | FO 530 | Fuglafjarðar | Eysturoy | 62°14′40″N 6°48′52″W / 62.24444°N 6.81444°W / 62.24444; -6.81444 |
Funningsfjørður | 65 | FO 477 | Runavíkar | Eysturoy | 62°14′17″N 6°55′44″W / 62.23806°N 6.92889°W / 62.23806; -6.92889 |
Funningur | 83 | FO 475 | Funnings | Eysturoy | 62°17′17″N 6°58′2″W / 62.28806°N 6.96722°W / 62.28806; -6.96722 |
Gásadalur | 14 | FO 387 | Sørvágs | Vágar | 62°6′44″N 7°26′5″W / 62.11222°N 7.43472°W / 62.11222; -7.43472 |
Gjógv | 52 | FO 476 | Sunda | Eysturoy | 62°19′30″N 6°56′28″W / 62.325°N 6.94111°W / 62.325; -6.94111 |
Glyvrar | 421 | FO 625 | Runavíkar | Eysturoy | 62°7′53″N 6°43′27″W / 62.13139°N 6.72417°W / 62.13139; -6.72417 |
Gøtueiði | 39 | FO 666 | Gøtu | Eysturoy | 62°10′30″N 6°46′19″W / 62.175°N 6.77194°W / 62.175; -6.77194 |
Gøtugjógv | 53 | FO 511 | Gøtu | Eysturoy | 62°11′25″N 6°44′47″W / 62.19028°N 6.74639°W / 62.19028; -6.74639 |
Haldarsvík | 164 | FO 440 | Sunda | Streymoy | 62°16′37″N 7°5′25″W / 62.27694°N 7.09028°W / 62.27694; -7.09028 |
Haraldssund | 74 | FO 785 | Kunoyar | Kunoy | 62°16′20″N 6°36′7″W / 62.27222°N 6.60194°W / 62.27222; -6.60194 |
Hattarvík | 17 | FO 767 | Fugloyar | Fugloy | 62°19′51″N 6°16′25″W / 62.33083°N 6.27361°W / 62.33083; -6.27361 |
Hellur | 26 | FO 695 | Fuglafjarðar | Eysturoy | 62°15′49″N 6°50′40″W / 62.26361°N 6.84444°W / 62.26361; -6.84444 |
Hestur | 39 | FO 280 | Tórshavnar | Hestur | 61°57′27″N 6°53′13″W / 61.9575°N 6.88694°W / 61.9575; -6.88694 |
Hov | 128 | FO 960 | Hovs | Suðuroy | 61°30′30″N 6°45′29″W / 61.50833°N 6.75806°W / 61.50833; -6.75806 |
Hoyvík | 2951 | FO 188 | Tórshavnar | Streymoy | 62°1′32″N 6°45′32″W / 62.02556°N 6.75889°W / 62.02556; -6.75889 |
Hósvík | 299 | FO 420 | Sunda | Streymoy | 62°9′17″N 6°56′25″W / 62.15472°N 6.94028°W / 62.15472; -6.94028 |
Húsar | 54 | FO 796 | Húsar | Kalsoy | 62°15′54″N 6°40′53″W / 62.265°N 6.68139°W / 62.265; -6.68139 |
Húsavík | 85 | FO 230 | Húsavíkar | Sandoy | 61°48′38″N 6°40′35″W / 61.81056°N 6.67639°W / 61.81056; -6.67639 |
Hvalba | 663 | FO 850 | Hvalbiar | Suðuroy | 61°36′7″N 6°56′58″W / 61.60194°N 6.94944°W / 61.60194; -6.94944 |
Hvalvík | 218 | FO 430 | Sunda | Streymoy | 62°11′23″N 7°1′51″W / 62.18972°N 7.03083°W / 62.18972; -7.03083 |
Hvannasund | 268 | FO 740 | Hvannasunds | Viðoy | 62°17′43″N 6°30′58″W / 62.29528°N 6.51611°W / 62.29528; -6.51611 |
Hvítanes | 97 | FO 187 | Tórshavnar | Streymoy | 62°2′48″N 6°46′10″W / 62.04667°N 6.76944°W / 62.04667; -6.76944 |
Innan Glyvur | 81 | FO 494 | Sjóvar | Eysturoy | 62°8′21″N 6°45′24″W / 62.13917°N 6.75667°W / 62.13917; -6.75667 |
Kaldbak | 218 | FO 180 | Tórshavnar | Streymoy | 62°3′47″N 6°49′34″W / 62.06306°N 6.82611°W / 62.06306; -6.82611 |
Kaldbaksbotnur | 6 | FO 185 | Tórshavnar | Streymoy | 62°3′58″N 6°54′45″W / 62.06611°N 6.9125°W / 62.06611; -6.9125 |
Kirkja | 28 | FO 766 | Fugloyar | Fugloy | 62°19′10″N 6°18′51″W / 62.31944°N 6.31417°W / 62.31944; -6.31417 |
Kirkjubøur | 77 | FO 175 | Tórshavnar | Streymoy | 61°57′22″N 6°47′37″W / 61.95611°N 6.79361°W / 61.95611; -6.79361 |
Klaksvík | 4681 | FO 700 | Klaksvíkar | Borðoy | 62°13′26″N 6°34′43″W / 62.22389°N 6.57861°W / 62.22389; -6.57861 |
Kolbanargjógv | 33 | FO 495 | Sjóvar | Eysturoy | 62°6′30″N 6°47′6″W / 62.10833°N 6.785°W / 62.10833; -6.785 |
Kollafjørður | 822 | FO 410 | Tórshavnar | Streymoy | 62°7′6″N 6°54′20″W / 62.11833°N 6.90556°W / 62.11833; -6.90556 |
Koltur | 2 | FO 285 | Tórshavnar | Koltur | 61°59′13″N 6°57′53″W / 61.98694°N 6.96472°W / 61.98694; -6.96472 |
Kunoyar bygd | 73 | FO 780 | Kunoyar | Kunoy | 62°17′37″N 6°40′2″W / 62.29361°N 6.66722°W / 62.29361; -6.66722 |
Kvívík | 376 | FO 340 | Kvívíkar | Streymoy | 62°7′14″N 7°4′4″W / 62.12056°N 7.06778°W / 62.12056; -7.06778 |
Lambareiði | 7 | FO 626 | Runavíkar | Eysturoy | 62°8′31″N 6°43′44″W / 62.14194°N 6.72889°W / 62.14194; -6.72889 |
Lambi | 142 | FO 627 | Runavíkar | Eysturoy | 62°8′33″N 6°42′8″W / 62.1425°N 6.70222°W / 62.1425; -6.70222 |
Langasandur | 35 | FO 438 | Sunda | Streymoy | 62°14′14″N 7°3′13″W / 62.23722°N 7.05361°W / 62.23722; -7.05361 |
Leirvík | 853 | FO 520 | Leirvíkar | Eysturoy | 62°12′40″N 6°42′22″W / 62.21111°N 6.70611°W / 62.21111; -6.70611 |
Leynar | 120 | FO 335 | Kvívíkar | Streymoy | 62°6′58″N 7°2′22″W / 62.11611°N 7.03944°W / 62.11611; -7.03944 |
Ljósá | 35 | FO 466 | Eiðis | Eysturoy | 62°16′6″N 7°3′1″W / 62.26833°N 7.05028°W / 62.26833; -7.05028 |
Lopra | 95 | FO 926 | Sumbiar | Suðuroy | 61°26′40″N 6°46′8″W / 61.44444°N 6.76889°W / 61.44444; -6.76889 |
Miðvágur | 1032 | FO 370 | Miðvágs | Vágar | 62°3′4″N 7°11′38″W / 62.05111°N 7.19389°W / 62.05111; -7.19389 |
Mikladalur | 44 | FO 797 | Klaksvíkar | Kalsoy | 62°20′9″N 6°45′50″W / 62.33583°N 6.76389°W / 62.33583; -6.76389 |
Mjørkadalur | 1 | Tórshavnar | Streymoy | 62°3′0″N 6°58′0″W / 62.05°N 6.966667°W / 62.05; -6.966667 | |
Morskranes | 45 | FO 496 | Sjóvar | Eysturoy | 62°7′59″N 6°50′31″W / 62.13306°N 6.84194°W / 62.13306; -6.84194 |
Múli | 4 | FO 737 | Hvannasunds | Borðoy | 62°21′10″N 6°34′47″W / 62.35278°N 6.57972°W / 62.35278; -6.57972 |
Mykines | 22 | FO 388 | Sørvágs | Mykines | 62°6′15″N 7°38′46″W / 62.10417°N 7.64611°W / 62.10417; -7.64611 |
Nes, Eysturoy | 230 | FO 655 | Nes | Eysturoy | 62°4′47″N 6°43′28″W / 62.07972°N 6.72444°W / 62.07972; -6.72444 |
Nes, Vágur | 30 | FO 925 | Vágs | Suðuroy | 61°28′20″N 6°45′33″W / 61.47222°N 6.75917°W / 61.47222; -6.75917 |
Nesvík | 1 | FO 437 | Sunda | Streymoy | 62°12′35″N 7°0′30″W / 62.20972°N 7.00833°W / 62.20972; -7.00833 |
Nólsoy | 256 | FO 270 | Tórshavnar | Nólsoy | 62°0′33″N 6°40′7″W / 62.00917°N 6.66861°W / 62.00917; -6.66861 |
Norðdepil | 164 | FO 730 | Hvannasunds | Borðoy | 62°17′51″N 6°31′32″W / 62.2975°N 6.52556°W / 62.2975; -6.52556 |
Norðoyri | 83 | FO 725 | Klaksvíkar | Borðoy | 62°12′50″N 6°32′27″W / 62.21389°N 6.54083°W / 62.21389; -6.54083 |
Norðradalur | 17 | FO 178 | Tórshavnar | Streymoy | 62°2′25″N 6°55′22″W / 62.04028°N 6.92278°W / 62.04028; -6.92278 |
Norðragøta | 575 | FO 512 | Gøtu | Eysturoy | 62°12′3″N 6°44′27″W / 62.20083°N 6.74083°W / 62.20083; -6.74083 |
Norðskáli | 249 | FO 460 | Sunda | Eysturoy | 62°12′47″N 6°59′59″W / 62.21306°N 6.99972°W / 62.21306; -6.99972 |
Norðtoftir | 6 | FO 736 | Hvannasunds | Borðoy | 62°16′38″N 6°30′49″W / 62.27722°N 6.51361°W / 62.27722; -6.51361 |
Oyndarfjørður | 180 | FO 690 | Runavíkar | Eysturoy | 62°16′40″N 6°51′4″W / 62.27778°N 6.85111°W / 62.27778; -6.85111 |
Oyrarbakki | 97 | FO 400 | Sunda | Eysturoy | 62°12′5″N 6°59′40″W / 62.20139°N 6.99444°W / 62.20139; -6.99444 |
Oyrareingir | 44 | FO 415 | Tórshavnar | Streymoy | 62°6′19″N 6°57′41″W / 62.10528°N 6.96139°W / 62.10528; -6.96139 |
Oyri | 142 | FO 450 | Sunda | Eysturoy | 62°11′26″N 6°58′24″W / 62.19056°N 6.97333°W / 62.19056; -6.97333 |
Porkeri | 357 | FO 950 | Porkeris | Suðuroy | 61°28′59″N 6°44′36″W / 61.48306°N 6.74333°W / 61.48306; -6.74333 |
Rituvík | 271 | FO 640 | Runavíkar | Eysturoy | 62°6′25″N 6°40′58″W / 62.10694°N 6.68278°W / 62.10694; -6.68278 |
Runavík | 476 | FO 620 | Runavíkar | Eysturoy | 62°6′34″N 6°43′9″W / 62.10944°N 6.71917°W / 62.10944; -6.71917 |
Saksun | 33 | FO 436 | Sunda | Streymoy | 62°14′56″N 7°10′33″W / 62.24889°N 7.17583°W / 62.24889; -7.17583 |
Saltangará | 830 | FO 600 | Runavíkar | Eysturoy | 62°7′3″N 6°43′7″W / 62.1175°N 6.71861°W / 62.1175; -6.71861 |
Saltnes | 153 | FO 656 | Nes | Eysturoy | 62°6′19″N 6°44′22″W / 62.10528°N 6.73944°W / 62.10528; -6.73944 |
Sandavágur | 744 | FO 360 | Sandavágs | Vágar | 62°3′24″N 7°9′15″W / 62.05667°N 7.15417°W / 62.05667; -7.15417 |
Sandur | 596 | FO 210 | Sands | Sandoy | 61°50′10″N 6°48′38″W / 61.83611°N 6.81056°W / 61.83611; -6.81056 |
Sandvík | 113 | FO 860 | Hvalbiar | Suðuroy | 61°38′16″N 6°55′19″W / 61.63778°N 6.92194°W / 61.63778; -6.92194 |
Selatrað | 63 | FO 497 | Sjóvar | Eysturoy | 62°9′31″N 6°52′41″W / 62.15861°N 6.87806°W / 62.15861; -6.87806 |
Signabøur | 157 | FO 416 | Tórshavnar | Streymoy | 62°5′48″N 6°55′43″W / 62.09667°N 6.92861°W / 62.09667; -6.92861 |
Skarvanes | 5 | FO 236 | Húsavíkar | Sandoy | 61°47′35″N 6°44′13″W / 61.79306°N 6.73694°W / 61.79306; -6.73694 |
Skálabotnur | 100 | FO 485 | Runavíkar | Eysturoy | 62°11′52″N 6°50′59″W / 62.19778°N 6.84972°W / 62.19778; -6.84972 |
Skálavík | 99 | FO 220 | Skálavíkar | Sandoy | 61°50′1″N 6°39′33″W / 61.83361°N 6.65917°W / 61.83361; -6.65917 |
Skáli | 182 | FO 480 | Runavíkar | Eysturoy | 62°9′44″N 6°46′57″W / 62.16222°N 6.7825°W / 62.16222; -6.7825 |
Skarð | 0 | FO 780 | Kunoyar | Kunoy | 62°19′27″N 6°39′9″W / 62.32417°N 6.6525°W / 62.32417; -6.6525 |
Skipanes | 59 | FO 665 | Runavíkar | Eysturoy | 62°10′6″N 6°45′40″W / 62.16833°N 6.76111°W / 62.16833; -6.76111 |
Skopun | 484 | FO 240 | Skopunar | Sandoy | 61°54′11″N 6°52′29″W / 61.90306°N 6.87472°W / 61.90306; -6.87472 |
Skúvoy | 55 | FO 260 | Skývoyar | Skúvoy | 61°46′27″N 6°48′17″W / 61.77417°N 6.80472°W / 61.77417; -6.80472 |
Skælingur | 11 | FO 336 | Kvívíkar | Streymoy | 62°5′45″N 7°0′24″W / 62.09583°N 7.00667°W / 62.09583; -7.00667 |
Stóra Dímun | 10 | FO 286 | Skúvoyar | Stóra Dímun | 61°41′50″N 6°45′5″W / 61.69722°N 6.75139°W / 61.69722; -6.75139 |
Strendur | 817 | FO 490 | Sjóvar | Eysturoy | 62°6′46″N 6°45′23″W / 62.11278°N 6.75639°W / 62.11278; -6.75639 |
Streymnes | 201 | FO 435 | Sunda | Streymoy | 62°11′35″N 7°1′54″W / 62.19306°N 7.03167°W / 62.19306; -7.03167 |
Strond | 0 | FO 726 | Klaksvíkar | Borðoy | 62°15′54″N 6°35′07″W / 62.265°N 6.58528°W / 62.265; -6.58528 |
Stykkið | 42 | FO 330 | Kvívíkar | Streymoy | 62°7′0″N 7°2′52″W / 62.116667°N 7.04778°W / 62.116667; -7.04778 |
Sumba | 264 | FO 970 | Sumbiar | Suðuroy | 61°24′21″N 6°42′19″W / 61.40583°N 6.70528°W / 61.40583; -6.70528 |
Sund | 3 | FO 186 | Tórshavnar | Streymoy | 62°2′59″N 6°50′46″W / 62.04972°N 6.84611°W / 62.04972; -6.84611 |
Svínáir | 23 | FO 465 | Eiðis | Eysturoy | 62°13′46″N 7°1′25″W / 62.22944°N 7.02361°W / 62.22944; -7.02361 |
Svínoy | 54 | FO 765 | Svínoyar | Svínoy | 62°16′47″N 6°20′55″W / 62.27972°N 6.34861°W / 62.27972; -6.34861 |
Syðradalur, Kalsoy | 5 | FO 795 | Húsa | Kalsoy | 62°14′46″N 6°39′48″W / 62.24611°N 6.66333°W / 62.24611; -6.66333 |
Syðradalur, Streymoy | 7 | FO 177 | Tórshavn | Streymoy | 62°1′27″N 6°54′36″W / 62.02417°N 6.91°W / 62.02417; -6.91 |
Syðrugøta | 410 | FO 513 | Gøtu | Eysturoy | 62°11′12″N 6°45′12″W / 62.18667°N 6.75333°W / 62.18667; -6.75333 |
Søldarfjørður | 348 | FO 660 | Runavíkar | Eysturoy | 62°9′35″N 6°45′4″W / 62.15972°N 6.75111°W / 62.15972; -6.75111 |
Sørvágur | 974 | FO 380 | Sørvágs | Vágar | 62°4′28″N 7°18′34″W / 62.07444°N 7.30944°W / 62.07444; -7.30944 |
Tjørnuvík | 70 | FO 445 | Sunda | Streymoy | 62°17′17″N 7°8′27″W / 62.28806°N 7.14083°W / 62.28806; -7.14083 |
Toftir | 832 | FO 650 | Nes | Eysturoy | 62°5′20″N 6°44′8″W / 62.08889°N 6.73556°W / 62.08889; -6.73556 |
Tórshavn | 12582 | FO 100 | Tórshavnar | Streymoy | 62°0′42″N 6°46′3″W / 62.01167°N 6.7675°W / 62.01167; -6.7675 |
Trongisvágur | 410 | FO 826 | Tvøroyrar | Suðuroy | 61°33′50″N 6°50′40″W / 61.56389°N 6.84444°W / 61.56389; -6.84444 |
Trøllanes | 23 | FO 798 | Klaksvíkar | Kalsoy | 62°21′43″N 6°47′18″W / 62.36194°N 6.78833°W / 62.36194; -6.78833 |
Tvøroyri | 1170 | FO 800 | Tvøroyrar | Suðuroy | 61°33′21″N 6°48′12″W / 61.55583°N 6.80333°W / 61.55583; -6.80333 |
Undir Gøtueiði | 36 | FO 666 | Gøtu | Eysturoy | 62°10′30″N 6°46′19″W / 62.175°N 6.77194°W / 62.175; -6.77194 |
Vatnsoyrar | 56 | FO 385 | Miðvágs | Vágar | 62°4′27″N 7°14′53″W / 62.07417°N 7.24806°W / 62.07417; -7.24806 |
Vágur | 1402 | FO 900 | Vágs | Suðuroy | 61°28′31″N 6°48′26″W / 61.47528°N 6.80722°W / 61.47528; -6.80722 |
Válur | 55 | FO 3585 | Kvívíkar | Streymoy | 62°09′22″N 7°09′59″W / 62.15611°N 7.16639°W / 62.15611; -7.16639 |
Velbastaður | 164 | FO 176 | Tórshavnar | Streymoy | 61°59′5″N 6°51′2″W / 61.98472°N 6.85056°W / 61.98472; -6.85056 |
Vestmanna | 1251 | FO 350 | Vestmanna | Streymoy | 62°9′23″N 7°9′59″W / 62.15639°N 7.16639°W / 62.15639; -7.16639 |
við Áir | 0 | FO 430 | Hvalvík | Streymoy | 62°10′26″N 6°58′29″W / 62.17389°N 6.97472°W / 62.17389; -6.97472 |
Viðareiði | 342 | FO 750 | Viðareiðis | Viðoy | 62°21′35″N 6°31′58″W / 62.35972°N 6.53278°W / 62.35972; -6.53278 |
Víkarbyrgi | 0 | FO 928 | Sumbiar | Suðuroy | 61°26′34″N 6°43′28″W / 61.44278°N 6.72444°W / 61.44278; -6.72444 |
Æðuvík | 106 | FO 645 | Runavíkar | Eysturoy | 62°4′11″N 6°41′24″W / 62.06972°N 6.69°W / 62.06972; -6.69 |
Øravík | 38 | FO 827 | Tvøroyrar | Suðuroy | 61°32′10″N 6°48′31″W / 61.53611°N 6.80861°W / 61.53611; -6.80861 |
Øravíkarlíð | 67 | FO 826/7 | Tvøroyrar | Suðuroy | 61°33′N 6°50′W / 61.55°N 6.833°W / 61.55; -6.833 |
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