Sørvágur Municipality
Sørvágur Municipality (Faroese: Sørvágs kommuna), is the westernmost municipality in the Faroe Islands.
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.
Logo
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.
Gallery
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Village idyll in Bøur -
Bøur as seen from above, October 2005
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References
- ^ Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands
- ^ "Fólkatal". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
External links
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