TÓRSHAVN

Streymoy · FAROE ISLANDS (FO) · 62.01°N / 6.77°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,611,396

Tórshavn is a city in Faroe Islands with a population of 13,200. It sits at 62.01/-6.77, runs on Atlantic/Faroe, is 1 km from Argir.

Population 13,200

Place Type National Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Atlantic/Faroe

All facts

fields

Country: Faroe Islands
Subdivision: Streymoy
Coords: 62.01°N / 6.77°W
UTC offset: +0
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

S Argir Streymoy 2,504 1.5 km

N Hoyvík Streymoy 4,618 2.8 km

N Toftir Eysturoy 964 9.5 km

N Strendur Eysturoy 970 10.9 km

N Runavík Eysturoy 591 11.4 km

N Saltangará Eysturoy 1,116 12.2 km

N Við Sjógv Eysturoy 1,158 12.3 km

SW Skopun Sandoy 457 13.3 km

NW Kollafjørður Streymoy 830 13.5 km

N Skáli Eysturoy 751 16.2 km

Air access

nearby

FAE

Vágar Airport

Large airport

27.1 km

FAQ

8 questions

What is the population of Tórshavn?: 13,200 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Tórshavn in?: Atlantic/Faroe.
Which country is Tórshavn in?: Faroe Islands (FO).
Which airport serves Tórshavn?: Vágar Airport (FAE).
Does Tórshavn have a university?: Not on record.
What currency is used in Faroe Islands?: Danish Krone.
How many cities are in Faroe Islands?: 35 on record.
Which admin region is Tórshavn in?: Streymoy.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2611396

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2611396,
    "name": "Tórshavn",
    "ascii_name": "Torshavn",
    "country_code": "FO",
    "population": 13200,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Atlantic/Faroe",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLC",
    "latitude": 62.00973,
    "longitude": -6.77164
  }
}

Context

comparatives

5.3x the population of Argir.
1 km from Argir.
Same timezone (Atlantic/Faroe) as 34 other cities in Faroe Islands.