Eystur

Eystur
State  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country  Faroe Islands
Island Eysturoy
Area
 • Total 42 km2 (16.2 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 1,939
 • Density 46/km2 (119.1/sq mi)

Eystur is a municipality (kommuna) in the Faroese Islands. It covers a part of the island of Eysturoy.

The municipality was created on 1 January 2009 from the merger of Leirvík and Gøtu municipalities. It includes the villages of Norðragøta, Gøtueiði, Gøtugjógv and Syðrugøta, as well as other small settlements