Fjarðabyggð | |
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Coordinates: 65°2′0″N 14°13′0″W / 65.03333°N 14.21667°W | |
Country | Iceland |
Region | Eastern Region |
Constituency | Northeast Constituency |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jóna Árný Þórðardottir [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,164 km2 (449 sq mi) |
Population (2019)
[2] | |
• Total | 5,070 |
• Density | 4.36/km2 (11.3/sq mi) |
Postal code(s) | 715, 730, 735, 740, 750, 755 |
Municipal number | 7300 |
Website |
fjardabyggd |
Fjarðabyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈfjarðaˌpɪɣθ] ⓘ) is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in the Eastern Region.
The municipality was formed in 1998 with the union of the former municipalities of Eskifjörður, Neskaupstaður and Reyðarfjörður. Austurbyggð, Fáskrúðsfjarðarhreppur and Mjóafjarðarhreppur were merged into Fjarðabyggð in 2006, [3] and Breiðdalshreppur merged in 2018. [4]
The municipality is composed by the following villages:
Rank | Village | 2011 Population |
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1. | Neskaupstaður | 1,437 |
2. | Reyðarfjörður | 1,102 |
3. | Eskifjörður | 1,043 |
4. | Fáskrúðsfjörður | 662 |
5. | Stöðvarfjörður | 203 |
6. | Mjóifjörður | 35 |
Fjarðabyggð is twinned with: [5]
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Fjarðabyggð | |
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Coordinates: 65°2′0″N 14°13′0″W / 65.03333°N 14.21667°W | |
Country | Iceland |
Region | Eastern Region |
Constituency | Northeast Constituency |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jóna Árný Þórðardottir [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,164 km2 (449 sq mi) |
Population (2019)
[2] | |
• Total | 5,070 |
• Density | 4.36/km2 (11.3/sq mi) |
Postal code(s) | 715, 730, 735, 740, 750, 755 |
Municipal number | 7300 |
Website |
fjardabyggd |
Fjarðabyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈfjarðaˌpɪɣθ] ⓘ) is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in the Eastern Region.
The municipality was formed in 1998 with the union of the former municipalities of Eskifjörður, Neskaupstaður and Reyðarfjörður. Austurbyggð, Fáskrúðsfjarðarhreppur and Mjóafjarðarhreppur were merged into Fjarðabyggð in 2006, [3] and Breiðdalshreppur merged in 2018. [4]
The municipality is composed by the following villages:
Rank | Village | 2011 Population |
---|---|---|
1. | Neskaupstaður | 1,437 |
2. | Reyðarfjörður | 1,102 |
3. | Eskifjörður | 1,043 |
4. | Fáskrúðsfjörður | 662 |
5. | Stöðvarfjörður | 203 |
6. | Mjóifjörður | 35 |
Fjarðabyggð is twinned with: [5]
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cite web}}
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link)
Media related to Fjarðabyggð at Wikimedia Commons