Sunda, Faroe Islands

Sunda
Sunda
	Municipality
	Hósvík village within the municipality
	Location in the Faroe Islands
	Coordinates: 62°9′N 6°56′W
State	Denmark
Constituent country	Faroe Islands
Islands	Streymoy and Eysturoy
Government
• Mayor	Kim Durhuus
Population (2020)
• Total	1,810
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

Sunda kommuna is an amalgamated-municipality stretching across vast areas of the two largest Faroese islands, Streymoy and Eysturoy.

Sunda kommuna is formed by the former municipalities of Hósvíkar kommuna, Hvalvíkar kommuna, Saksunar kommuna, Haldarsvíkar kommuna, (former) Sunda kommuna and Gjáar kommuna.

It now contains the following villages:

Originally Sunda kommuna was a loose cooperation between the small municipalities, but since 2005 these municipalities agreed to amalgamate. Altogether Sunda kommuna accounts for 1,655 inhabitants, and the population is steadily increasing. The increase is mainly due to the highway that runs right through the municipality connecting the north-eastern Faroes with the western and southern parts of the Faroes. This highway – currently one of the main-arteries of the Faroes – also crosses the Streymin Bridge across the Sundini sound that divides Eysturoy and Streymoy, thus creating a region centred on the bridge.

The mayor is Kim Durhuus from Hósvík, who in 2009 replaced Heðin Zachariasen.

Photos

The boat harbour in the gorge of Gjógv, north Eysturoy.
The village of Gjógv, the island Kalsoy is in the back ground.
The church of Saksun in north Streymoy
Saksun
Waterfall in Hósvík
Tjørnuvík in north Streymoy.
Old wooden houses with turf roof in Tjørnuvík.
The octagonal church in Haldarsvík in north Streymoy.

References

External links

Website of Sunda kommuna

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