Sjóvar Municipality Explained

Sjóvar Municipality
Mapsize:250px
Area Total Km2:33
Subdivision Type:State
Subdivision Type1:Constituent country
Subdivision Name1: Faroe Islands
Subdivision Type2:Island
Subdivision Name2:Eysturoy
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1206
Population As Of:August 2024
Population Density Km2:auto

Sjóvar Municipality (Faroese: Sjóvar kommuna) is a municipality of the Faroe Islands. The name of the municipality has its origins from the farm Sjógv á Strondum which gave name to Sjóvar parish. The name comes from the Faroese word for seawater (sjógvur). [2] Sjóvar covers a part of the island of Eysturoy. It consists of the villages of Strendur, Innan Glyvur, Selatrað, Morskranes and Kolbanargjógv.

External links

62.1067°N -6.7619°W

Notes and References

  1. https://hagstova.fo/en/population/population/population Population, municipalities and villages
  2. Web site: Sjóvar kommuna . Visit Eysturoy. November 1, 2017.