Vágar Municipality

Vágar Municipality Vága kommuna
Location of Sandavágar within Vágar Municipality in the Faroe Islands
Administrative centre	Sandavágur
Area
• Total	102,8 km² (397 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	1,962
• Density	67/km² (170/sq mi)
Website	www.vaga.fo

Vágar Municipality (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).

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°03′04″N 7°11′38″W / 62.05111°N 7.19389°W / 62.05111; -7.19389

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