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Regions of the Faroe Islands

Index Regions of the Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are divided into 30 municipalities, six regions/shires (sýsla, sýslur in plural) and since 2007 there has been only one constituency, earlier there were seven constituencies. [1]

28 relations: Borðoy, Eysturoy, Faroe Islands, Faroese general election, 2008, Fugloy, Hestur, Kalsoy, Koltur, Kunoy, Lítla Dímun, List of islands of the Faroe Islands, Municipalities of the Faroe Islands, Mykines, Faroe Islands, Nólsoy, Norðoyar, Pilot whale, Politics of the Faroe Islands, Sandoy, Sýsla, Sheriff, Skúvoy, Stóra Dímun, Streymoy, Suðuroy, Subdivisions of the Nordic countries, Svínoy, Vágar, Viðoy.

Borðoy

Borðoy (Bordø) is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands.

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Eysturoy

Eysturoy (pronounced) (Østerø) meaning 'East Island' is a region and the second-largest of the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic, both in size and population.

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Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands (Føroyar; Færøerne), sometimes called the Faeroe Islands, is an archipelago between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic, about halfway between Norway and Iceland, north-northwest of Scotland.

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Faroese general election, 2008

General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 19 January 2008, the latest possible date.

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Fugloy

Fugloy (Danish Fuglø, Old Norse Fuglaey) is the eastern-most island in the Faroe Islands.

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Hestur

Hestur (Hestø) is an island in the central Faroe Islands, to the west of Streymoy and the south of Koltur.

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Kalsoy

Kalsoy (Kalsø) is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands between Eysturoy and Kunoy.

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Koltur

Koltur (Kolter) is an island in the Faroe Islands, located to the west of Streymoy and to the north-west of Hestur.

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Kunoy

Kunoy (meaning Woman island, Kunø) is an island located in the north-east of the Faroe Islands between Kalsoy and Borðoy (to which it is linked via a causeway).

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Lítla Dímun

Lítla Dímun is a small island between the islands of Suðuroy and Stóra Dímun in the Faroe Islands of Denmark.

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List of islands of the Faroe Islands

This is a list of islands of the Faroe Islands.

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Municipalities of the Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are administratively divided in 30 municipalities (kommunur), with about 120 cities and villages.

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Mykines, Faroe Islands

Mykines (Myggenæs) is the westernmost of the 18 main islands of the Faroe Archipelago.

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Nólsoy

Nólsoy (Nolsø) is an island and village in central Faroe Islands, 4 km east of the capital Tórshavn in Streymoy.

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Norðoyar

The six islands in the northeast of the Faroe Islands are together referred to as Norðoyar, i.e. the Northern Isles (Norderøerne).

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Pilot whale

Pilot whales are cetaceans belonging to the genus Globicephala.

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Politics of the Faroe Islands

The politics of the Faroe Islands a "constituent country" (land) of the Kingdom of Denmark, function within the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands is the head of government, and of a multi-party system.

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Sandoy

Sandoy (Sandø. English: Sand Island) is the first of the five southern islands that make up the Faroe chain, the fifth biggest of all the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark.

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Sýsla

A sýsla is a police district in Iceland and the Faroe Islands, and formerly in Denmark and Norway.

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Sheriff

A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England, where the office originated.

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Skúvoy

Skúvoy or Skúgvoy (Skuø) is an island in the central Faroe Islands, located to the south of Sandoy.

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Stóra Dímun

Stóra Dímun is an island in the southern Faroe Islands, sometimes only referred to as Dímun.

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Streymoy

Streymoy (Strømø) is the largest and most populated island of the Faroe Islands.

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Suðuroy

Suðuroy (literally South Island, Suderø) is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands.

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Subdivisions of the Nordic countries

The subdivisions of the Nordic countries are similar given the countries' shared culture and history.

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Svínoy

Svínoy (Svinø) is an island located in the north-east of the Faroe Islands, to the east of Borðoy and Viðoy.

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Vágar

Vágar (Vågø) is one of the 18 islands in the archipelago of the Faroe Islands and the most westerly of the large islands.

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Viðoy

Viðoy (Viderø) is the northernmost island in the Faroe Islands, located east of Borðoy to which it is linked via a causeway.

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Redirects here:

List of regions in the Faroe Islands, List of regions of the Faroe Islands.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_the_Faroe_Islands

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