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Populated coastal places in the Faroe Islands

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Tórshavn
Klaksvík
Klaksvík () is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands behind Tórshavn. The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands (the Norðoyar). It is the administrative centre of Klaksvík municipality.
Vestmanna
Vestmanna is a town in the Faroe Islands on the west of the island of Streymoy.
Vágur
thumb|280px|Vágur Vágur, meaning bay (), is a town and municipality on the island of Suðuroy, part of the Faroe Islands.
Miðvágur
Miðvágur (), is a village in the Faroe Islands on Vágar. It has been a municipality until 1 January 2009 when it fused with Sandavágur into Vága kommuna.
Tvøroyri
Tvøroyri is a village on the north side of the Trongisvágsfjørður on the east coast of Suðuroy island in the Faroe Islands. Together with Froðba, Trongisvágur, Líðin and Øravík it forms Tvøroyri Municipality.
Hvalba
Hvalba () is a village and a municipality in the Faroe Islands, which consists of Hvalba, Nes-Hvalba and Sandvík.
Argir
right|thumb|234px|Map showing the position of Argir on Streymoy
Eiði
Eiði (Northern Faroese [ˈɔiːjɪ];) is a village located on the north-west tip of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands. It is the seat of Eiði Municipality. It is located 4 km north of Ljósá and 6.5 km west of Funningur.
Viðareiði
Viðareiði (, literally: Wood-Isthmus, ) is the northernmost settlement in the Faroe Islands and lies on the Island of Viðoy, which belongs to the Norðoyar Region.
Sumba
village in the Faroe Islands
Porkeri
Porkeri () is a village in the Faroe Islands, situated northeast of Vágur on Suðuroy's east coast.
Fámjin
thumb|Fámjin and the lake Kirkjuvatn thumb|The Church of Fámjin Fámjin () is a village located on the western side of Suðuroy, the southernmost island in Faroe Islands. Fámjin is looking directly out to the North Atlantic Ocean. == Name == Tradition says that Fámjin used to be called Vesturvik. One day two men from the village were out on the sea fishing from their boat. There they saw a French sailship just lying there waiting for wind. The two men invited two ladies into their boat to see a large halibut. When the ladies were on board the men quickly rowed towards their village with them. F
Sandvík
Sandvík (pronounced , "Sandy Bay"; ) is the northernmost village of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the northern side of a shallow fjord. The village was previously known as Hvalvík (Bay of Whales). It changed its name to Sandvík in 1913 as there was too much confusion regarding mail delivery, because there is another village named Hvalvík on Streymoy. The village had originally been known as Sandvík during the Viking Age.
Øravík
right|thumb|234px|Øravík on Suðuroy, Faroe IslandsStamp FO 468 of the Faroe IslandsArtist: [[Jákup Pauli GregoriussenIssued: 26 January 2004]] Øravík (also spelled Ørðavík, ) is a village on the east coast of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands.
Lopra
Lopra () is a village on the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands, with the postal code FO 926.
Ljósá
Ljósá () is a village located on Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands, in Eiði Municipality. It is located 4 km south of Eiði and 4 km north of Svínáir.
Sund
settlement on Streymoy, Faroe Islands
Svínáir
Svínáir () is a village located on Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands, in Eiði Municipality. It is located 4 km north of Ljósá and 6.5 km west of Funningur. It is located 8.5 km south of Eiði, 4.6 km south of Ljósá and 2 km north of Norðskáli.