Vágar Municipality Explained

Vágar Municipality
Image Blank Emblem:Logo of Vága Kommuna, Faroe Islands.svg
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Seat Type:Administrative centre
Seat:Sandavágur
Area Total Km2:102.8
Population Total:2198
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:January 2024
Population Density Km2:auto

Vágar Municipality (Faroese: Vága kommuna) is a municipality in the Faroese Islands.

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).

62.0511°N -7.1939°W

Notes and References

  1. https://hagstova.fo/en/population/population/population Population, municipalities and villages