Fjarðabyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈfjarðaˌpɪɣθ] ) is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in the Eastern Region.
Fjarðabyggð | |
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 Skyline of Fjarðabyggð | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Fjarðabyggð | |
  Fjarðabyggð | |
| 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 |
History
editThe 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]
Geography
editThe 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 |
Twin towns – sister cities
editFjarðabyggð is twinned with:[5]
Esbjerg, Denmark
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Gravelines, France
Jyväskylä, Finland
Qeqqata, Greenland
Stavanger, Norway
Vágar, Faroe Islands
References
edit- ^ "BÆJARSTJÓRI". fjardabyggd.is (in Icelandic). Sveitarfélagið Fjarðabyggð. n.d. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Population by municipalities, sex and age 1 January 1998-2019 - Current municipalities". PX-Web. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "SAGA FJARÐABYGGÐAR". www.fjardabyggd.is. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Fjarðabyggð og Breiðdalshreppur sameinast". Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ "Vinabæir". fjardabyggd.is (in Icelandic). Fjarðabyggð. Archived from the original on 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
External links
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Media related to Fjarðabyggð at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Icelandic)
- Visit Fjarðabyggð
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