Fjallabyggð
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Fjallabyggð is a municipality located in northern Iceland
.
As of 1 January 2011, it had a total population
of 2,030. The total area is 364 km², making it one of the rather smaller municipalities in area in the country.
The former municipalities of Ólafsfjörður
and Siglufjörður
joined to form this municipality.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
.
As of 1 January 2011, it had a total population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 2,030. The total area is 364 km², making it one of the rather smaller municipalities in area in the country.
The former municipalities of Ólafsfjörður
Ólafsfjörður
Ólafsfjörður is a town in the northeast of Iceland located at the mouth of the fjord Eyjafjörður.The town is connected to Eyjafjordur via a 3.5 km one-lane tunnel...
and Siglufjörður
Siglufjörður
Siglufjörður is a small fishing town in a narrow fjord with the same name on the northern coast of Iceland.Population in January 2011 was 1,206 but the town has been shrinking in size since the 1950s when the town reached its peak with 3,000 inhabitants....
joined to form this municipality.