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Skopun (pronounced ; ) is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the northern coast of Sandoy.

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Place details

Locality
Skopun
Region
Sandoy
Country
Føroyar
Population
457
Timezone
Atlantic/Faroe

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22US AQIGood
PM2.5
3.5 µg/m³
PM10
9.9 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.name
Skopun
Settlement.official_name
Skopun Municipality
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality and village
Settlement.image_skyline
Skopun (4).JPG
Settlement.imagesize
250px
Settlement.image_map
Map-position-skopunar-kommuna-2005.png
Settlement.mapsize
250px
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Skopun Municipality in the Faroe Islands
Settlement.pushpin_map
Faroe Islands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Skopun village in the Faroe Islands
Settlement.subdivision_type
State
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Constituent country
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Island
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Sandoy
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Skopun Municipality

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Name
  • People from Skopun
  • See also
  • Gallery
  • References
  • External links

Skopun (pronounced ; ) is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the northern coast of Sandoy.

Skopun is the second-largest town on the island. Skopun Municipality consists only of the town of Skopun.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Skopun” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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