Sørvágur Municipality
Sørvágur Municipality (Sørvágs kommuna) is the westernmost municipality in the Faroe Islands.
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Municipality | |
 Sørvágur, view on Mykines | |
 Location of Sørvágur within Sørvágur municipality in the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 62°06′N 7°24′W | |
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| Constituent country |  |
| Island | Vágar |
| Municipality | Sørvágur |
| Population (1 January 2020) | |
| • Total | 1,236 |
| 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 on 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 1,236 in 2020.[1]
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Village idyll in Bøur.
Bøur as seen from above, Oct 2005
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.
References
- Fólkatal Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine - Municipality website
External links
- Sorvag.fo Webpage for the municipality of Sørvágur.
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