Eystur Municipality
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Eystur Municipality Eystur kommuna |
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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) |
Eystur Municipality (Eysturkommuna) is a municipality (kommuna) in the Faroe Islands.
Eystur means East. In Faroese it is called Eysturkommuna (East Municipality). It covers a part of the island of Eysturoy. The municipality was created on 1 January 2009 from the merger of Leirvík and Gøta municipalities. It includes the villages of Leirvík, Norðragøta, Gøtueiði, Gøtugjógv and Syðrugøta, as well as other small settlements.
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