Fjarðabyggð is a municipality located in eastern Iceland

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...

, in Austurland

Austurland

Austurland is a region in eastern Iceland. Its area is 22,721 km² and its population is 15,300. The biggest town in the region is Egilsstaðir, with a population of 2300. The oldest municipality in the Eastfjords is Seydisfjörðr municipality established 1895, with population of 706 the year...

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As of January 2011, it had a total population of approximately 4,600, and is hence the 10th most populous municipality in Iceland.

History

The municipality was formed in 1998 with the union of the former municipalities of Eskifjörður, Neskaupstaður

Neskaupstaður

Neskaupstaður is a town located on the fjord Norðfjörður on the eastern side of Iceland. It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and, as of 2011, it has a population of 1,437.-History:...

 and Reyðarfjörður

Reyðarfjörður

Reyðarfjörður is a town in Iceland. It has a population of 1,102 and is one of the most populated villages that constitute the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.-History:...

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Geography

The total area of the municipality is 1163 km² (449.04 sq mi). It is composed by the following villages:

Rank	Village	2011 Population
1.	Neskaupstaður Neskaupstaður Neskaupstaður is a town located on the fjord Norðfjörður on the eastern side of Iceland. It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and, as of 2011, it has a population of 1,437.-History:...	1,437
2.	Reyðarfjörður Reyðarfjörður Reyðarfjörður is a town in Iceland. It has a population of 1,102 and is one of the most populated villages that constitute the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.-History:...	1,102
3.	Eskifjörður	1,043
4.	Fáskrúðsfjörður Fáskrúðsfjörður Fáskrúðsfjörður is a town in eastern Iceland.It has a population of 662 and constitutes one of the villages composing the municipality of Fjarðabyggð. Professional football player Hilmar Freyr Bjartþórsson is from Fáskrúðsfjörður...	662
5.	Stöðvarfjörður Stöðvarfjörður Stöðvarfjörður is a small village in east Iceland.It sits on a fjord of the same name. and is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and has about 200 inhabitants.-Geography:...	203
6.	Mjóifjörður Mjóifjörður Mjóifjörður is a village of 35 people in East Iceland, sitting on a fjord of the same name . It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.-History:...	35

Twin towns

Gravelines

Gravelines

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 (France

France

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; properly twinned with Fáskrúðsfjörður) Stavanger

Stavanger

Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...

 (Norway

Norway

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; properly twinned with Neskaupstaður)

External links

Fjarðabyggð official website