Sandavagur
Sandavagur is a city in Faroe Islands with a population of about 779.
Faroe IslandsSmall town🏆 #17 most populated in Faroe Islands🕐 Atlantic/Faroe
Sandavágur is a town on the south coast of the Faroese island of Vágar. The name Sandavágur means sandy bay and refers to the sandy beach which used to be much larger than present. From one point in Sandavágur you can get a view of all the southern islands in the Faroes. Sandavágur used to be a municipality until 1 January 2009, when it fused together with the neighbour village Miðvágur into the new Vágar municipality.
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About Sandavagur
| Country | Faroe Islands |
| Continent | Europe |
| Explore | VG |
| Population | 779 |
| Local currency | DKK |
| Coordinates | 62.0537, -7.1498 |
| Time zone | Atlantic/Faroe |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Small town |
| Distance to the capital | 20 km · Torshavn |
| Population (Faroe Islands) | #17 most populated in Faroe Islands |
| Where on Earth | 62°3′13″N · 7°8′59″W |
| Hemisphere | N · W |
| Distance to the equator | 6,908 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 3,111 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 97% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Surgut (Russia) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -62.05, 172.85 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| London | 1,247 km |
| Paris | 1,581 km |
| Moscow | 2,606 km |
| Cairo | 4,505 km |
| New York | 4,925 km |
| Dubai | 6,124 km |