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Grýtubakkahreppur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkriːtʏˌpahkaˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥] , regionally also [ˈkriːtʰʏ-]) is a municipality located in northern-central Iceland, in Northeastern Region.
Grýtubakkahreppur | |
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Coordinates: 65°56′56″N 18°11′56″W / 65.9488876°N 18.1988985°W | |
Country | Iceland |
Region | Northeastern Region |
Constituency | Northeast Constituency |
Government | |
• Manager | Þröstur Friðfinnsson |
Area | |
• Total | 432 km2 (167 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 353 |
• Density | 0.82/km2 (2.1/sq mi) |
Postal code(s) | 6602 |
Municipal number | 610 |
Website | grenivik |
The population is approximately 400. It has a local convenience store, a bank, a preschool and a grade school.
Geography
editLocated on the eastern side of Eyjafjörður, north of Akureyri, next to Dalvík and not too far from Húsavík. Its main settlement is the village Grenivík [ˈkrɛːnɪˌviːk], which is located next to Kaldbakur mountain.[1]
Sports
editLocal football club Magni Grenivík plays in the third tier of the Iceland football pyramid and play their home games at the Grenivíkurvöllur.
References
editExternal links
edit- Official website (in Icelandic)