Tórshavn Municipality

Tórshavn Municipality (Tórshavnar kommuna) is the municipality of the Faroese capital Tórshavn and its surroundings.

The municipality covers the southern half of Streymoy island and adjacent minor islands and has an area of 173 km2. It became an independent municipality in 1866 and is the largest in the Faroes. The municipality has a population of about 23,090 (March 2023) or 40.5% of the total population of the islands.

It contains the following towns and villages:


 * Tórshavn
 * Argir
 * Hoyvík
 * Hvítanes
 * Kaldbak
 * Kaldbaksbotnur
 * Kirkjubøur
 * Velbastaður
 * Kollafjørður
 * Oyrareingir
 * Signabøur
 * Sund
 * Norðradalur
 * Syðradalur
 * Nólsoy
 * Hestur
 * Koltur

Population progression
Progression of the population of Tórshavn since 1801:

Municipal council
Tórshavn's municipal council consists of 13 members, elected every four years.