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Place in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark
Eystur Municipality
Eystur kommuna (Faroese) | |
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| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Faroe Islands |
| Island | Eysturoy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42 km (16 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,296 |
| • Density | 55/km (140/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Eystur Municipality (Faroese: Eystur kommuna) is: a municipality of 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.
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- ^ Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands
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