Hvalba
Hvalba (Danish: Kvalbø) is a village and a municipality in the Faroe Islands, which consists of Hvalba, Nes-Hvalba and Sandvík.
Hvalba
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Municipality and village | |
| Hvalba Municipality Hvalbiar kommuna (Faroese) | |
Hvalba, looking towards Lítla Dímun island | |
Location of Hvalbiar kommuna in the Faroe Islands | |
Hvalba Location of Hvalba village in the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 61°36′7″N 6°56′58″W | |
| State | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country | Faroe Islands |
| Island | Suðuroy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Janus Thomsen |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 6.50 sq mi (16.83 km2) |
| Population (January 2024) | |
| • Municipality | 640 |
| • Municipality density | 98/sq mi (38/km2) |
| • Village | 575 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
| Postal code | FO 850 |
| Climate | Cfc |
| Website | Hvalba.fo |
The village spreads around the bottom of a deep inlet, Hvalbiarfjørður, in the northeast of Suðuroy.
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