Eystur Municipality


Eystur Municipality is a municipality in the Faroe Islands.
In Faroese, eystur means east and so the municipality is East Municipality. It covers an eastern part of the island of Eysturoy. It was created on 1 January 2009 from the merger of Leirvík and Gøta municipalities. It includes the villages of Norðragøta, Leirvík, Gøtueiði, Gøtugjógv and Syðrugøta, as well as other small settlements.