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Klaksvík Municipality (Klaksvíkar kommuna) is a municipality of the Faroe Islands. The town of Klaksvík is the administrative centre.

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Klaksvík Municipality Klaksvíkar kommuna
Coordinates: 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  (August 2022)[1]
• Total	5,405
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Website	www.klaksvik.fo

Its area comprises the majority of the islands of Borðoy, Kalsoy and Svínoy (added 1 January 2009).

It contains the following towns and villages:[2]

On Borðoy:

• Klaksvík
• Árnafjørður
• Ánir
• Norðoyri
• Skálatoftir (abandoned)
• Strond (abandoned)

On Kalsoy:

• Húsar
• Mikladalur
• Syðradalur
• Trøllanes

On Svínoy:

• Svínoy

Politics

Municipal council

Klaksvík's municipal council consists of 11 members, elected every four years.

Election	Party					Total seats	Turnout	Elected mayor
	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 from Kvf.fo

References

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