Runavík Municipality ( fo, Runavíkar kommuna) is a municipality of the Faroe Islands. The town of

Saltangará Saltangará ( da, Saltangerå) is a village in the Faroe Islands, on the island of Eysturoy. Saltangará was founded in 1846 and is situated on the eastern side of Eysturoys Skalafjordur-inlet between Rituvík and Søldarfjørður. The name is d ...

is the administrative centre. Its area comprises parts of the island of

Eysturoy Eysturoy (pronounced estroimeaning 'East Island') is a region and the second-largest of the Faroe Islands, both in size and population. Description Eysturoy is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely ...

. It contains the following towns and villages: On Eysturoy: *

Runavík Runavík is a comparatively urbanised village in Runavík Municipality, Faroe Islands. It lies on the south half of the isle of Eysturoy. Port Founded in 1916, Runavík has an important port, originally used predominantly by fishing boats but n ...

Elduvík Elduvík ( da, Eldevig) is a small village in the Faroe Islands. Elduvík is located in the Funningsfjørður-inlet on Eysturoy's northeast side. The village which has a population of 12 is split into two parts by a small river Stórá. Visible ...

Funningsfjørður Funningsfjørður ( da, Fundingsfjord) is a village located at the end of a fjord of the same name ('fjørður' is the Faroese word for 'fjord'). It was founded in 1812 and has since 2005 been part of the municipality of Runavík. Whaling stati ...

Funningur Funningur is a village on the Faroe Islands. It is located on the northwest coast of Eysturoy (). It was the only village in the municipality called ''Funnings kommuna'', which on 1 January 2009 became part of Runavíkar kommuna. To the west of ...

Glyvrar Glyvrar ( da, Glibre) is a village located on Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands. It is one of several villages on the east side of the Skálafjørður fjord that have grown into a 10-kilometre-long conurbation. In Glyvrar there is a museum calle ...

Lambareiði Lambareiði ( da, Lambaejde) is a village on the Faroese island of Eysturoy in Runavík Municipality. The 2009 population was 10. External linksPersonal Danish site with photographs of Lambareiði See also * List of towns in the Faroe Islands ...

* Lamba *

Oyndarfjørður Oyndarfjørður ( da, Andefjord) is a village on the northeastern coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Runavíkar municipality. The 2020 population was 143. Its postal code is FO 690. The town's church dates from 1838. It is famous for ...

Rituvík Rituvík ( da, Ridevig) is a village on the southeast side of the Faroese island of Eysturoy located in the municipality of Runavíkar. History Founded in 1873, its current church was built in 1955. The name Rituvík means ''Kittiwake Cove''. Po ...

* Skálabotnur *

Skála Skála (reclaimed its original name ''Skála'' as opposed to incorrect ''Skáli'' in 2011;Landverk

Skipanes Skipanes ( da, Skibenæs) is a village on the Faeroese island of Eysturoy in Runavík Municipality. Founded in 1841, the population as of August 2022 was 55 people. In amalgamation with undir Gøtueiði in Eysturkommuna, it forms a tiny conurbat ...

Søldarfjørður Søldarfjørður ( da, Solmundefjord) is a village in the south of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in Runavík Municipality. The 2002 population was 344. Its postal code is FO 344. References External linksPersonal Danish site with photographs ...

Æðuvík Æðuvík (from ''Æða'' meaning "duck" and ''vík'' meaning "bay", da, Avevig) is a community located on the southernmost tip of Eysturoy island of the Faroe Islands. Founded in 1897, its postal code is FO 645. Its population is about 100, and ...

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