Vágar Municipality
Vágar Municipality (Vága kommuna) is a municipality in the Faroese Islands.
Vágar Municipality
Vága kommuna | |
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 Location of Sandavágar within Vágar Municipality in the Faroe Islands | |
| Administrative centre | Sandavágur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,028 km2 (397 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,130 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
It covers the eastern part of the island of Vágar (while Sørvágur Municipality covers the western part of the island).
It was created on 1 January 2009 by fusing the two municipalities of Miðvágur (including the towns of Miðvágur and Vatnsoyrar) and Sandavágur (including the town of Sandavágur).
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