Sjóvar Municipality

Sjóvar kommuna
Location of Sjóvar kommuna in the Faroe Islands
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Faroe Islands
Island	Eysturoy
Area
• Total	33 km² (13 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	1,027
• Density	31/km² (80/sq mi)

Sjóvar Municipality (Faroese: Sjóvar kommuna) is a municipality of the Faroe Islands. Its name comes from the faroese word for seawater (sjógvur).

It covers a part of the island of Eysturoy. It consists of the villages of Strendur, Innan Glyvur, Selatrað, Morskranes and Kolbanargjógv.

Municipalities of the Faroe Islands

Eiði Eystur Fámjin Fuglafjørður Fugloy Hov Húsar Húsavík Hvalba Hvannasund Klaksvík Kunoy Kvívík Nes Porkeri Runavík Sandur Sjóvar Skálavík Skopun Skúvoy Sørvágur Sumba Sunda Tórshavn Tvøroyri Vágar Vágur Vestmanna Viðareiði

Coordinates: 62°06′24″N 6°45′43″W / 62.10667°N 6.76194°W / 62.10667; -6.76194

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