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Sjóvar Municipality Sjóvar kommuna (Faroese)
Location of Sjóvar kommuna in the Faroe Islands
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Faroe Islands
Island	Eysturoy
Area
• Total	33 km (13 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,206
• Density	37/km (95/sq mi)

Sjóvar Municipality (Faroese: Sjóvar kommuna) is a municipality of the Faroe Islands. The name of the municipality has its origins from the farm Sjógv á Strondum which gave name to Sjóvar parish. The name comes from the Faroese word for seawater (sjógvur). Sjóvar covers a part of the island of Eysturoy. It consists of the villages of Strendur, Innan Glyvur, Selatrað, Morskranes and Kolbanargjógv.

References

1. Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands
2. "Sjóvar kommuna". Visit Eysturoy. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

External links

• Official website

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

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