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

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The entry is geolocated on the map in FO, across 3 mapped points.

Within Vinony's link graph, Skopun is referenced by 61 other articles, and connects out to Faroe Islands, time zone and Danish.

It sits within the topics 1833 establishments in the Danish colonial empire, Commons link is on Wikidata and Municipalities of the Faroe Islands.

Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

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

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

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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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Located in
Skopun
Population
440
Capital of
Skopun
Image
Skopun by Maciej Brencz.jpg
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Commons category
Skopun
Commons gallery
Skopun
different from
Skopun
located in/on physical feature
Sandoy
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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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