Tórshavn
capital of the Faroe Islands
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Summary
Tórshavn is a town[1]. Tórshavn ranks in the top 0.52% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,176 views/month, #49 of 9,456).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tórshavn Municipality[3]
- Country: Faroe Islands[4], Denmark[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sandá River[6]
- Named after: Thor[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Asker[8], Garðabær[9], Reykjavík[10], Mariehamn[11], Birkerød Municipality[12], Riolunato[13], Jakobstad[14], Copenhagen[15], Helsinki[16], Nuuk[17], Oslo[18], Stockholm[19], Esbjerg[20]
- Postal code: FO 100[21]
- Commons category: Tórshavn[22]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[23], UTC+01:00[24]
- Inception: 901[25]
- Located in/on physical feature: Streymoy[26]
- Official website: https://www.torshavn.fo/[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tórshavn[28]
- Commons gallery: Tórshavn[29]
- Population: 13,123[30], 12,296[31], 12,468[32], 12,327[33], 11,607[34], 12,852[35], 12,461[36], 5600[37], 554[38], 600[39], 900[40], 13,541[41], 14,038[42], 14,000[43]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Tórshavn[44]
- Described by source: Belarusian encyclopedia (vol. 15)[45], Trap Danmark (5th ed.)[46]
- Capital of: Faroe Islands[47], Tórshavn Municipality[48]
- Official name: Tórshavn[49], Thorshavn[50]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Tórshavn[51]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Tórshavn[52]
- Native label: Tórshavn[53], Thorshavn[54]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Tórshavn[55]
- Owner of: Gundadalur[56]
- Different from: Tórshavn Municipality[57]
- Elevation above sea level: 24 m[58]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Tórshavn covers an area of 117 km²[59].
Why It Matters
Tórshavn has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Tórshavn is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]