Vágar Municipality
municipality of the Faroe Islands
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).
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