Saltangará (Danish: Saltangerå) is a village in the Faroe Islands, on the island of Eysturoy.
Saltangará | |
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Village | |
Saltangará Location in the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 62°7′3″N 6°43′7″W | |
| State | |
| Constituent country | |
| Island | Eysturoy |
| Municipality | Runavík Municipality |
| Founded | 1846 |
| Population (August 2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,116 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
| Postal code | FO 600 |
| Climate | Cfc |
Saltangará was founded in 1846 and is situated on the eastern side of Eysturoys Skalafjordur-inlet between Rituvík and Søldarfjørður.[2]
The name is derived from three words: angar comes from the Old Norse angr which means a fjord or bay; á means a stream; and salt has the same meaning in Faroese, Icelandic and English.[2]
The village is located in Runavík Municipality along with Æðuvík, Glyvur, Runavík, Rituvík, Skipanes, Søldarfjørdur, Elduvík, Funningsfjørdur, Glyvrar, Oyndarfjørdur, Skáli, Skálafjørdur, Lambi and Lambareidi.