Eystur Municipality

Eystur Municipality Eystur kommuna

State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Faroe Islands
Island	Eysturoy
Area
• Total	42 km² (16 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	1,939
• Density	46/km² (120/sq mi)
Website	www.eysturkommuna.fo

Eystur Municipality (Eysturkommuna) is a municipality (kommuna) in the Faroe Islands.

In Faroese, eystur means east and so the municipality is East Municipality. It covers an eastern part of the island of Eysturoy. It was created on 1 January 2009 from the merger of Leirvík and Gøta municipalities. It includes the villages of Norðragøta (the administrative centre), Leirvík, Gøtueiði, Gøtugjógv and Syðrugøta, as well as other small settlements.

External links

Eysturkommuna.fo - The website of Eystur Municipality

Municipalities of the Faroe Islands

Eiði Eystur Fámjin Fuglafjørður Fugloy Hov Húsar Húsavík Hvalba Hvannasund Klaksvík Kunoy Kvívík Nes Porkeri Runavík Sandur Sjóvar Skálavík Skopun Skúvoy Sørvágur Sumba Sunda Tórshavn Tvøroyri Vágar Vágur Vestmanna Viðareiði

Coordinates: 62°06′56″N 6°43′20″W / 62.11556°N 6.72222°W / 62.11556; -6.72222

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