Place
Vágar Municipality
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Location of Sandavágar within Vágar Municipality in the Faroe Islands |
Administrative centre | Sandavágur |
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• Total | 102.8 km2 (39.7 sq mi) |
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• Total | 2,198 |
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• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
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Website | www.vaga.fo |
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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°03′04″N 7°11′38″W / 62.05111°N 7.19389°W / 62.05111; -7.19389
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