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Faroe Islands — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Name: Faroe Islands — World Gazetteer 2005 edition
Creator: Stefan Helders

Faroe Islands had an estimated population of 49,329 in 2005, with 119 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Faroe Islands today — population now 48,497, against 49,329 in 2005.

Cities and towns, 2005

#	Place	Region	Population (2005)
1	Tórshavn	Tórshavn	13,200
2	Klaksvík	Klaksvík	4,664
3	Hoyvík	Tórshavn	2,777
4	Argir	Tórshavn	1,871
5	Fuglafjarð	Syðra Eysturoy	1,635
6	Vágur	Suðuroy	1,569
7	Vestmanna	Streymoy	1,284
8	Tvøroyri	Suðuroy	1,230
9	Sørvag	Vága	1,066
10	Kollafjarð	Streymoy	1,053
11	Kollafjørður	Tórshavn	1,049
12	Miðvágur	Vága	1,040
13	Leirvík	Syðra Eysturoy	960
14	Strendur	Syðra Eysturoy	854
15	Toftir	Syðra Eysturoy	854
16	Saltangará	Syðra Eysturoy	799
17	Sandavágur	Vága	779
18	Hvalba	Suðuroy	673
19	Eiði	Norðara Eysturoy	672
20	Skáli	Syðra Eysturoy	621
21	Sandur	Vága	608
22	Norðragøta	Syðra Eysturoy	573
23	Runavík	Syðra Eysturoy	503
24	Skopun	Sandoy	464
25	Trongisvagsbotnur	Suðuroy	427
26	Glyvrar	Syðra Eysturoy	425
27	Syðrugøta	Syðra Eysturoy	421
28	Porkeri	Suðuroy	396
29	Viðareiðis	Norðoy	388
30	Kvívík	Streymoy	372
31	Søldarfjørður	Syðra Eysturoy	360
32	Hósvík	Streymoy	344
33	Sumba	Suðuroy	289
34	Nólsoy	Streymoy	283
35	Hvannasund	Klaksvík	271
36	Rituvík	Syðra Eysturoy	268
37	Norðskáli	Norðara Eysturoy	238
38	Nes	Syðra Eysturoy	233
39	Kaldbak	Tórshavn	229
40	Oyndarfjørður	Norðara Eysturoy	206
41	Streymnes	Streymoy	189
42	Hvalvík	Streymoy	183
43	Haldarsvík	Streymoy	175
44	Skálavík	Sandoy	171
45	Norðdepil	Klaksvík	170
46	Saltnes	Syðra Eysturoy	163
47	Froðba	Suðuroy	158
48	Hove	Suðuroy	149
49	Lambi	Syðra Eysturoy	148
50	Velbastaður	Streymoy	148
51	Oyri	Norðara Eysturoy	140
52	Lopra	Suðuroy	124
53	Sandvík	Suðuroy	116
54	Leynar	Streymoy	114
55	Fámjin	Suðuroy	111
56	Øðuvík	Syðra Eysturoy	105
57	Skálabotnur	Syðra Eysturoy	105
58	Hvítanes	Tórshavn	104
59	Oyrarbakki	Norðara Eysturoy	104
60	Svínoy	Norðoy	95
61	Innan Glyvursnes	Syðra Eysturoy	86
62	Húsavík	Sandoy	82
63	Kirkjubøur	Streymoy	81
64	Haraldssund	Norðoy	77
65	Norðøyri	Klaksvík	72
66	Øravíkarlið	Suðuroy	71
67	Selatrað	Syðra Eysturoy	71
68	Kunoy	Norðoy	70
69	Funninfsfjarð	Norðara Eysturoy	68
70	Bøur	Vága	67
71	Funningur	Norðara Eysturoy	66
72	Tjørnuvík	Streymoy	66
73	Skipanes	Syðra Eysturoy	61
74	Húsar	Norðoy	60
75	Mikladalur	Norðoy	60
76	Árnafjørður	Klaksvík	59
77	Gjánoyri	Norðara Eysturoy	55
78	Gjov	Norðara Eysturoy	53
79	Skuvoy	Sandoy	53
80	Válur-Nesið	Streymoy	49
81	Gøtugjógv	Syðra Eysturoy	46
82	Dalur	Sandoy	45
83	Morskranes	Syðra Eysturoy	45
84	Hestur	Streymoy	44
85	Fugloy	Norðoy	42
86	Stykkið	Streymoy	42
87	Gøtueiði	Syðra Eysturoy	41
88	Vatnsoyrar	Vága	41
89	Saksun	Streymoy	37
90	Øravík	Suðuroy	36
91	Kolbanargjøv	Syðra Eysturoy	35
92	Langasand	Streymoy	33
93	Ljósá	Norðara Eysturoy	33
94	Kirkja	Norðoy	31
95	Hellur	Syðra Eysturoy	30
96	Trøllanes	Norðoy	26
97	Mykines	Vága	25
98	Elduvík	Norðara Eysturoy	23
99	Svínáir	Norðara Eysturoy	23
100	Hattarvík	Norðoy	19
101	Norðradalur	Tórshavn	19
102	Ánirnar	Klaksvík	18
103	Gásadalur	Vága	17
104	Syðradalur	Norðoy	14
105	Akrar	Suðuroy	13
106	Skælingur	Streymoy	11
107	Norðtoftir	Klaksvík	8
108	Lambareiði	Syðra Eysturoy	7
109	Syðradalur	Tórshavn	7
110	Kaldbaksbotnur	Tórshavn	6
111	Dímun	Sandoy	5
112	Múli	Klaksvík	4
113	Skarvanes	Sandoy	4
114	Sund	Tórshavn	3
115	Depil	Klaksvík	2
116	Koltur	Streymoy	2
117	Nesvík	Streymoy	2
118	Víkarbyrgi	Suðuroy	2
119	Mjørkadalur	Tórshavn	1

Administrative divisions, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Tórshavn	19,266
2	Syðra Eysturoy	9,395
3	Suðuroy	5,285
4	Klaksvík	5,268
5	Streymoy	3,356
6	Vága	2,972
7	Norðara Eysturoy	1,616
8	Sandoy	1,353
9	Norðoy	818

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.