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Vágar Municipality
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Vágar Municipality (Faroese: Vága kommuna) is a municipality in the Faroese Islands.
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Vágar Municipality
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![]() Location of Sandavágar within Vágar Municipality in the Faroe Islands | |
Administrative centre | Sandavágur |
Area | |
• Total | 102.8 km2 (39.7 sq mi) |
Population (January 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 2,198 |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
Website | www |
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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).