Sørvágur Municipality | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | State |
Subdivision Type1: | Constituent country |
Subdivision Name1: | Faroe Islands |
Subdivision Type2: | Island |
Subdivision Name2: | Vágar |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Sørvágur |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 84.08 |
Population As Of: | January 2024 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1,232 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone Dst: | WEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 62.1°N -31°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | FO 380 |
Website: | http://www.sorvag.fo/ |
Sørvágur Municipality (fo|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.[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.