Eystur Municipality (Eysturkommuna) is a municipality (kommuna) in the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...

. In Faroese, ''eystur'' means east and so the municipality is ''East Municipality''. It covers an eastern part 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 was created on 1 January 2009 from the merger of

Leirvík Leirvík ( da, Lervig) is a town on the Faroe Islands and was an important regional ferry harbour at the east coast of the second-largest island Eysturoy. Leirvík has a population of 1,048 (2022). It was the only town in the municipality of Lei ...

and Gøta municipalities. It includes the villages of Norðragøta (the administrative centre),

, Gøtueiði,

Gøtugjógv Gøtugjógv ( da, Gøtegjov), Norðragøta and Syðrugøta are villages that are located in the Faroe Islands. These areas are located at the end of an inlet which is called 'Gøtuvík'. This is on the east side of the island of Eysturoy.

and Syðrugøta, as well as other small settlements.

External links

Eysturkommuna.fo - The website of Eystur Municipality

References

Municipalities of the Faroe Islands Eysturoy {{Faroes-geo-stub