Runavík Municipality ( fo, Runavíkar kommuna) is a municipality of the Faroe Islands. The town of
Saltangará 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 ...
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It contains the following towns and villages:
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On Eysturoy:
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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 ...
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Elduvík
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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 stat ...
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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 ...
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Glyvrar
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Lambareiði
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Lamba
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Oyndarfjørður
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Rituvík
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Saltangará
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Skálabotnur
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Skála
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Skipanes
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Søldarfjørður
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Æðuvík
References
Municipalities of the Faroe Islands
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