The Faroe Islands are divided into 29 municipalities, six regions/shires and since 2007 there has been only one constituency, earlier there were seven constituencies. Each region has one sheriff.Eysturoyar sýsla – Eysturoy region. Norðoya sýsla - Norðoyar region. (KG) Borðoy, Fugloy, Kalsoy, Kunoy, Svínoy, Viðoy. Sandoyar sýsla – Sandoy region (SA), Sandoy, Skúvoy, Stóra Dímun. Streymoyar sýsla – Streymoy region (TN). Streymoy, Hestur, Koltur, Nólsoy. Suðuroyar sýsla – Suðuroy region. Lítla Dímun, Suðuroy (TG). Vága sýsla – Vágar region. Mykines, Vágar (VA).