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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality in Eastern Region, Iceland
Fjarðabyggð | |
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| Skyline of Fjarðabyggð Skyline of Fjarðabyggð | |
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Coat of arms of Fjarðabyggð Coat of arms | |
| Location of Fjarðabyggð Location of Fjarðabyggð | |
Fjarðabyggð is located in Iceland Fjarðabyggð Fjarðabyggð | |
| Coordinates: 65°2′0′′N 14°13′0′′W / 65.03333°N 14.21667°W / 65.03333; -14.21667 | |
| 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 |
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Fjarðabyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈfjarðaˌpɪɣθ] i ) is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in the Eastern Region.
History
[edit ]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]
Geography
[edit ]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 |
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit ]Fjarðabyggð is twinned with:[5]
- Denmark Esbjerg, Denmark
- Sweden Eskilstuna, Sweden
- France Gravelines, France
- Finland Jyväskylä, Finland
- Greenland Qeqqata, Greenland
- Norway Stavanger, Norway
- Faroe Islands 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年06月18日.
- ^ "Fjarðabyggð og Breiðdalshreppur sameinast" . Retrieved 2018年11月19日.
- ^ "Vinabæir". fjardabyggd.is (in Icelandic). Fjarðabyggð. Archived from the original on 2022年06月13日. Retrieved 2020年02月12日.
External links
[edit ]Media related to Fjarðabyggð at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Icelandic)
- Visit Fjarðabyggð
