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Klaksvík Municipality Klaksvíkar kommuna (Faroese) | |
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| Coordinates:62°13′26″N6°34′43″W / 62.223889°N 6.578611°W /62.223889; -6.578611 | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Faroe Islands |
| Islands | Borðoy Kalsoy Svínoy |
| Area | |
• Total | 116.4 km2 (44.9 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 5,478 |
| • Density | 47.06/km2 (121.9/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Klaksvík Municipality (Faroese:Klaksvíkar kommuna) is a municipality of the Faroe Islands. The town ofKlaksvík is the administrative centre.
Its area comprises the majority of the islands ofBorðoy,Kalsoy andSvínoy (added 1 January 2009).
It contains the following towns and villages:[2]
On Borðoy:
On Kalsoy:
On Svínoy:
Klaksvík's municipal council consists of 11 members, elected every four years.
| Election | Party | Total seats | Turnout | Elected mayor | |||||||||
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| A | B | C | D | E | |||||||||
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 87.5% | Jógvan Skorheim (D) | ||||||
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 86.3% | |||||||
| Data fromKvf.fo | |||||||||||||
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