Vágar Municipality

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

Vágar Municipality

Vága kommuna
Location of Sandavágar within Vágar Municipality in the Faroe Islands
Administrative centreSandavágur
Area
  Total1,028 km2 (397 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total2,130
  Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Websitewww.vaga.fo

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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