Hvalba

Hvalba
Kvalbø (Danish)
Municipality and village
Hvalba Municipality
Hvalbiar kommuna (Faroese)
Hvalba, looking towards Lítla Dímun island
Hvalba, looking towards Lítla Dímun island
Location of Hvalbiar kommuna in the Faroe Islands
Location of Hvalbiar kommuna in the Faroe Islands
Hvalba is located in Denmark Faroe Islands
Hvalba
Hvalba
Location of Hvalba village in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 61°36′7″N 6°56′58″W / 61.60194°N 6.94944°W / 61.60194; -6.94944
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Faroe Islands
IslandSuðuroy
Government
 • MayorJanus Thomsen[1]
Area
 • Municipality6.50 sq mi (16.83 km2)
Population
 (January 2024)[2]
 • Municipality
640
 • Municipality density98/sq mi (38/km2)
 • Village
575
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)
Postal code
FO 850
ClimateCfc
WebsiteHvalba.fo

Hvalba (Danish: Kvalbø) is a village and a municipality in the Faroe Islands, which consists of Hvalba, Nes-Hvalba and Sandvík.

The village spreads around the bottom of a deep inlet, Hvalbiarfjørður, in the northeast of Suðuroy.

  1. ^ "Bygdaráðið - Hvalbiar Kommuna". hvalba.info. Hvalba Municipality. n.d. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ^ Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands

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