Municipalities of Iceland
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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...
that provide a number of services to their inhabitants such as kindergarten
Kindergarten
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s, elementary school
Elementary school
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s, waste management
Waste management
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, social services, public housing
Public housing
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, public transportation, services to senior citizen
Senior citizen
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s and handicap
Disability
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ped people. They also govern zoning
Zoning
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and can voluntarily take on additional functions if they have the budget for it. The autonomy of municipalities over their own matters is guaranteed by the constitution of Iceland
Constitution of Iceland
The Constitution of Iceland is the supreme law of Iceland. It is composed of 80 articles in seven sections, and within it the leadership arrangement of the country is determined and the human rights of its citizens are preserved. The current constitution was first instituted on June 17, 1944; since...
.
History
The origin of the municipalities can be traced back to the commonwealth period in the 10th century when rural communities were organized into communes (hreppar) with the main purpose of providing help for the poorest individuals in society. When urbanizationUrbanization
Urbanization, urbanisation or urban drift is the physical growth of urban areas as a result of global change. The United Nations projected that half of the world's population would live in urban areas at the end of 2008....
began in Iceland during the 18th and 19th century, several independent township
Township
The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...
s (kaupstaðir) were created. The role of municipalities was further formalized during the 20th century and by the end of the century there was no longer any distinction made between urban and rural municipalities.
The trend in recent years has been to transfer more functions and power from the state to the municipalities. This has called for larger municipalities. The government encourages municipalities to merge but has taken a different approach to the issue than governments in other Nordic countries
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...
where forced amalgamation is regularly carried out (such as the municipal reform in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
that took effect in 2007). Instead the process is voluntary. Municipalities negotiate possible mergers between themselves and the merger has to be agreed upon by the people of each municipality in a referendum. A similar approach is used by the Faroese
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
government. Municipalities with fewer than 50 people may be merged with others by force though.
The number of municipalities peaked in the mid-20th century. There were 229 of them in 1950. In 1995 their number had reduced to 170. In the year 2000 the number of municipalities in Iceland was 124 but after the Municipality election in 2010 the number was down to 76.
Government
The municipalities are governed by municipal councils which are directly elected every four years. Municipal elections were last held on May 29, 2010. The sizes of these councils vary from five members in the smallest municipalities to fifteen in the largest one. Most municipalities except for the very small ones hire an executive manager who may or may not be a member of the municipal council. These managers are usually referred to as mayorMayor
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s (bæjarstjóri / borgarstjóri) in the mostly urban municipalities but "commune manager" (sveitarstjóri) in the rural or mixed municipalities.
List
Following is a list of Icelandic municipalities ranked by population in January 2011, showing that urbanizationUrbanization
Urbanization, urbanisation or urban drift is the physical growth of urban areas as a result of global change. The United Nations projected that half of the world's population would live in urban areas at the end of 2008....
is still going on. In population of the municipalities ranges from 52 to about 119,000, and by area they range from 2 km² to 8917 km². The average population in January 2011 is 4190.
- Salmon-coloured cells show a decrease in population of the municipality.
- Light green cells show growth.
| Rank | Municipality | Population Jan. 1, 2011 |
Change since Jan. 1, 2010 |
Growth percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Iceland | 318452 | 822 | +0.26% |
| 1 | Reykjavík Reykjavík Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay... |
118898 | 572 | +0.48% |
| 2 | Kópavogur Kópavogur Kópavogur is a city and Iceland's second largest municipality, with a population of 30,779.It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Greater Reykjavík Area. The name literally means seal pup bay... |
30779 | 422 | +1.39% |
| 3 | Hafnarfjörður Hafnarfjörður Hafnarfjörður is a port town and municipality located on the south-west coast of Iceland, about 10 km south of Reykjavík.... |
26099 | 186 | +0.72% |
| 4 | Akureyri Akureyri Akureyri is a town in northern Iceland. It is Iceland's second largest urban area and fourth largest municipality .... |
17754 | 181 | +1.03% |
| 5 | Reykjanesbær Reykjanesbær Reykjanesbær is a municipality on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland.It is made up of the towns Keflavík, Njarðvík, the village of Hafnir and, since 2006, Ásbrú. The municipality was created in 1995 when the inhabitants of the three towns voted to merge them into one... |
13971 | -120 | -0.85% |
| 6 | Garðabær Garðabær Garðabær is a municipality in the Greater Reykjavík area of Iceland.As of January 2011, its population was 10,909.... |
10909 | 266 | +2.50% |
| 7 | Mosfellsbær Mosfellsbær Mosfellsbær is a town in south-west Iceland, situated some east of the country's capital, Reykjavík. It has a total area of and its population as of September, 2011 was 8,886.... |
8642 | 89 | +1.04% |
| 8 | Árborg Árborg Árborg is the biggest municipality in southern Iceland.It was formed in 1998. The population of Árborg was 7,827 . The biggest town in the municipality is Selfoss, with a population of 6,512... |
7827 | 16 | +0.20% |
| 9 | Akranes Akranes Akranes is a port town and municipality located on the west coast of Iceland.It is the ninth most populous town in Iceland after Mosfellsbær and Árborg with a population of 6,623 people... |
6623 | 74 | +1.13% |
| 10 | Fjarðabyggð Fjarðabyggð Fjarðabyggð is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in Austurland.As of January 2011, it had a total population of approximately 4,600, and is hence the 10th most populous municipality in Iceland.-History:... |
4583 | -58 | -1.25% |
| 11 | Seltjarnarnes Seltjarnarnes Seltjarnarnes is an Icelandic township located within the Greater Reykjavík area.It took on its current political form shortly after the Second World War and was formally created as a township in 1947. It is the smallest Icelandic township by land .... |
4320 | -75 | -1.71% |
| 12 | Vestmannaeyjar | 4142 | 7 | +0.17% |
| 13 | Skagafjörður | 4110 | -21 | -0.51% |
| 14 | Ísafjarðarbær Ísafjarðarbær Ísafjarðarbær is amunicipality of Iceland in the Westfjords region, created in 1996 from Flateyrarhreppur, Ísafjarðarkaupstaður, Mosvallahreppur, Mýrahreppur, Suðureyrarhreppur and Þingeyrarhreppur.It has an area of 2,416 km² and a population of 3,824.... |
3824 | -75 | -1.92% |
| 15 | Borgarbyggð Borgarbyggð Borgarbyggð is a municipality of various amalgamated populated rural areas in the West or Vesturland region of Iceland.The biggest township in the municipality is that of Borgarnes, which has a population of 1,763 inhabitants... |
3476 | -66 | -1.86% |
| 16 | Fljótsdalshérað Fljótsdalshérað -Population and area:As of April 1, 2008, it had a total population of 4033. At 8884 km², it is the largest municipality in the country in terms of area. The biggest town in the municipality is Egilsstaðir, with a population of 2300.... |
3401 | -66 | -1.90% |
| 17 | Norðurþing Norðurþing Norðurþing is a municipality located in northern Iceland., it had a population of 2,905 and covered . The biggest town in the municipality is Húsavík, with a population of approximately 2,200 inhabitants. Other settlements include Kópasker and Raufarhöfn.... |
2905 | -21 | -0.72% |
| 18 | Grindavík Grindavík Grindavík is a fishing town at the peninsula of Reykjanes at the south-western coast of Iceland.It is one of the few cities with a harbour at this coast. Most of the 2,800 inhabitants work in the fishing industry... |
2821 | -16 | -0.56% |
| 19 | Álftanes Álftanes Álftanes is a town, municipality and low-lying peninsula which extrudes from the eastern part of Reykjanes, located in Iceland's Greater Reykjavík Area.... |
2484 | -39 | -1.55% |
| 20 | Hveragerði Hveragerði Hveragerði is a town and municipality in the south of Iceland located 45 km to the east of Reykjavík on Iceland's main ringroad, Route 1.The river Varmá runs through the town. The population was 2,316 on 1 January 2011.-Overview:... |
2316 | 25 | +1.09% |
| 21 | Höfn Höfn Höfn or Höfn í Hornafirði is an Icelandic fishing town in the south-eastern part of the country.As of 2011, the population of the town was 1,641. This harbour town, the second largest in the south-eastern part of Iceland, gives scenic views of Vatnajökull... (Hornafjörður) |
2119 | 33 | +1.58% |
| 22 | Fjallabyggð Fjallabyggð 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.... |
2030 | -36 | -1.74% |
| 23 | Dalvík Dalvík Dalvíkurbyggð is a municipality in the north of Iceland.The population of the municipality is about 2,000- History :The municipality of Dalvíkurbyggð was formed in 1998 by the merger of three districts of outer Eyjafjörður: the town of Dalvík and the rural districts of Svarfaðardalur and Árskógur... |
1960 | 11 | +0.56% |
| 24 | Ölfus Ölfus Ölfus is a municipality located in Iceland.As of January 2011, it had a total population of 1,915. The major town is called Þorlákshöfn... |
1915 | -37 | -1.90% |
| 25 | Rangárþing eystra Rangárþing eystra Rangárþing eystra is a municipality located in southern Iceland in the region Suðurland, between Eystri Rangá in the west and Jökulsá á Sólheimasandi in the east.As of 2007, it had a total population of 1,741. The total area is 1,841 km².... |
1741 | -4 | -0.23% |
| 26 | Snæfellsbær Snæfellsbær Snæfellsbær is a municipality located in western Iceland.As of January 1, 2011, it had a total population of 1,723. The total area is 684 km². Its administrative centre is Ólafsvík and the majority of the residents live in Ólafsvík, Rif and Hellissandur.... |
1723 | 21 | +1.23% |
| 27 | Sandgerði Sandgerði Sandgerðisbær is an Icelandic municipality located in southwestern Iceland on the Reykjanes peninsula.The land area of Sandgerðisbær is 62 km² and covers the entire western coast of Miðnes north from Garðskagi to Ósabotnar in the south.-Overview:Inland the land area of Sandgerðisbær... |
1683 | -27 | -1.58% |
| 28 | Rangárþing ytra Rangárþing ytra Rangárþing ytra is a municipality located in southern Iceland.As of 2011, the total population was 1,523 , and the total area was 3,188 km² . Its major industries include tourism and agriculture... |
1523 | -20 | -1.30% |
| 29 | Garður Garður Garður is a municipality and town located in southwestern Iceland, bordered by the Faxaflói Bay on the Reykjanes peninsula.... |
1452 | -63 | -4.16% |
| 30 | Vogar | 1161 | -45 | -3.73% |
| 31 | Húnaþing vestra Húnaþing vestra Húnaþing vestra is a municipality located in northern Iceland.As of 2011, it had a total population of 1,122, and the total area is . The major settlement is Hvammstangi.-External links:... |
1122 | 6 | +0.54% |
| 32 | Stykkishólmur Stykkishólmur Stykkishólmur is a town and municipality situated in the western part of Iceland, to the north of the Snæfellsnes peninsula.With its 1,100 inhabitants, it is a center of services and commerce for the area. Most of the people make their living from fishing and tourism. A ferry called Baldur goes... |
1100 | 8 | +0.73% |
| 33 | Eyjafjarðarsveit Eyjafjarðarsveit Eyjafjarðarsveit is a municipality located in northern Iceland.Most of Eyjafjarðarsveit is located inland, but the northern tip borders a fjord. As of January 1, 2011, it had a total population of 1,025. The total area is 1,775 km².... |
1025 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 34 | Þingeyjarsveit Þingeyjarsveit Þingeyjarsveit is a municipality located in Iceland.The total area is 5,424 km². As of December 1, 2005, it had a total population of 686, by January 2011 it had increased to 944.... |
944 | 2 | +0.21% |
| 35 | Bláskógabyggð Bláskógabyggð Bláskógabyggð is a municipality located in western Iceland, and is situated fully inland.As of 1 January 2011, it had a total population of 935. The total area is 3,300 km². The major settlements are Reykholt, Laugarás and Laugarvatn.... |
935 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 36 | Blönduós Blönduós Blönduós is a town and municipality in the north of Iceland, in the county of Austur-Húnavatnssýsla, 245 km from Reykjavík.The town has a population of around 850 and a small 9-hole golf course, and is a good base for touring the Húnaflói area.... |
904 | 22 | +2.49% |
| 37 | Grundarfjörður Grundarfjörður Grundarfjörður is a small town, situated in the north of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in the west of Iceland.The town had 938 inhabitants in 2004 and 974 inhabitants in 2005. The town is situated in front of an impressive mountain range which has a slightly alpine look. On the sea side, there is a ... |
903 | -1 | -0.11% |
| 38 | Vesturbyggð Vesturbyggð Vesturbyggð is a municipality located in the Westfjords in Iceland.As of January 1st 2011, it had a population of 890.-Geography:In Vesturbyggð there is the town Patreksfjörður with 627 inhabitants, Bíldudalur with 166 inhabitants and Krossholt with 19 inhabitants.-External links:*... |
890 | -45 | -4.81% |
| 39 | Bolungarvík Bolungarvík Bolungarvík is a fishing village and municipality in the North-West of Iceland, located at the Vestfirðir peninsula, approximately 14 kilometres from the town of Ísafjörður and 473 km from the capital city Reykjavík.... |
888 | -82 | -8.45% |
| 40 | Hrunamannahreppur Hrunamannahreppur Hrunamannahreppur is a municipality located in central Iceland, fully inland.As of January 2011, it had a total population of 795. The total area is 1375 km². The major settlement is Flúðir.-References:... |
795 | 7 | +0.89% |
| 41 | Dalabyggð Dalabyggð Dalabyggð is a municipality located in western Iceland.As of January 2011, it had a total population of 684. The total area is 2,421 km². The main settlement is Búðardalur.-External links: http://www.dalir.is/... |
684 | -10 | -1.44% |
| 42 | Seyðisfjörður Seyðisfjörður Seyðisfjörður is a town and municipality in the Eastfjords of Iceland at the innermost point of the fjord of the same name.As of January 2011, the town has 668 inhabitants.... |
668 | -38 | -5.38% |
| 42 | Vopnafjörður Vopnafjörður Vopnafjörður is a village and municipality in Northeast Iceland, standing on a peninsula in the middle of a mountainous bay by the same name. The main industries of Vopnafjordur are fish processing, agriculture, and tourism and other services.... |
668 | -15 | -2.20% |
| 44 | Hvalfjarðarsveit Hvalfjarðarsveit Hvalfjarðarsveit is a municipality located in Iceland.As of January 1, 2011, it had a total population of 617 and a population density of 1.42 per square kilometer... |
617 | -7 | -1.12% |
| 45 | Hörgársveit Hörgársveit Hörgársveit, also named Hörgárbyggð, is a municipality located in northern-central Iceland, in Norðurland eystra. Its seat is in the village of Lónsbakki and, as of 2011, the population was of 600.-History:... |
600 | -7 | -1.15% |
| 46 | Flóahreppur Flóahreppur Flóahreppur is a municipality located in southern Iceland.As of January 2011, it had a total population of 594 and a population density of 1.99/km². The total area was 290 km².-External links: http://www.floahreppur.is/... |
594 | -8 | -1.33% |
| 47 | Skagaströnd | 530 | 11 | +2.12% |
| 48 | Langanesbyggð Langanesbyggð Langanesbyggð is a municipality in northeastern Iceland, just north of Austurland.As of January 2011, it had a total population of 505 and a population density of 0.36 per square kilometre. The total area was 1,333 km².... |
505 | -16 | -3.07% |
| 48 | Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur is a small municipality in south-central Iceland.As of January 2011, it had a total population of 505 and a population density of 0.24/km². The total area is 2,231 km².-External links: http://www.skeidgnup.is/... |
505 | -12 | -2.32% |
| 50 | Strandabyggð Strandabyggð Strandabyggð is a municipality located in northwestern Iceland.As of January 2011, it had a total population of 501 and a population density of 0.26 per square kilometre. The total area was 1,906 km².-References:... |
501 | -7 | -1.38% |
| 51 | Mýrdalshreppur Mýrdalshreppur Mýrdalshreppur is a municipality located in southern Iceland.As of January 2011, it had a total population of 469 and a population density of 0.65 per square kilometre. The total area is 755 km². The main village is Vík.-References:... |
469 | -41 | -8.04% |
| 52 | Djúpivogur Djupivogur Djúpivogur is a small town and municipality located on a peninsula in eastern Iceland, near the island of Papey and on the fjord Berufjörður.As of 2011, it has a population of 352.... |
447 | 4 | +0.90% |
| 53 | Skaftárhreppur Skaftárhreppur Skaftárhreppur is a municipality in southern Iceland.As of January 2011, it had a total population of 446 and a population density of 0.07 per square kilometre. The total area was 6946 km². The largest settlement is Kirkjubæjarklaustur.- References :... |
446 | 1 | +0.22% |
| 54 | Húnavatnshreppur | 417 | -14 | -3.25% |
| 55 | Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur, also named Svalbarðsströnd, is a municipality located in northern-central Iceland, in Norðurland eystra.Its seat is in the village of Svalbarðseyri and, as of 2011, the population was of 400.-Geography:... |
400 | -13 | -3.15% |
| 55 | Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur is a municipality in the south-western part of Iceland, in the region of Suðurland.It has a population of 400 inhabitants in an area of 900 km².-Overview:... |
400 | -15 | -3.61% |
| 57 | Skútustaðahreppur Skútustaðahreppur Skútustaðahreppur, also named Skútustaðir, is a rural municipality located in East Iceland, in Norðurland eystra.Its seat is in the village of Reykjahlíð and, as of 2011, the population was of 386.-Geography:... |
386 | 12 | +3.21% |
| 58 | Grýtubakkahreppur Grýtubakkahreppur Grýtubakkahreppur, also named Grýtubakki, is a municipality located in northern-central Iceland, in Norðurland eystra.Its seat is in the village of Grenivík and, as of 2011, the population was of 334.-Geography:... |
334 | -3 | -0.89% |
| 59 | Tálknafjarðarhreppur Tálknafjarðarhreppur Tálknafjarðarhreppur is a municipality in Iceland.According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 306 inhabitants. The only settlement is Tálknafjörður. On the land side the municipality is completely surrounded by the municipality of Vesturbyggð... |
306 | 7 | +2.34% |
| 60 | Reykhólahreppur Reykhólahreppur Reykhólahreppur is a municipality in the Westfjords, Iceland.According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 278 inhabitants. The major settlement is Reykhólar.-References:... |
278 | -13 | -4.47% |
| 61 | Kjósarhreppur Kjósarhreppur Kjósarhreppur is a municipality in Iceland.According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 210 inhabitants. It is the most northern part of the Greater Reykjavík Area.-References:... |
210 | 13 | +6.60% |
| 62 | Akrahreppur Akrahreppur Akrahreppur is a municipality in Iceland.According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 205 inhabitants.-References:... |
205 | -4 | -1.91% |
| 63 | Breiðdalshreppur Breiðdalshreppur Breiðdalshreppur is a municipality in Iceland.According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 199 inhabitants. The district's service centre is Breiðdalsvík.-References:... |
199 | -11 | -5.24% |
| 64 | Ásahreppur Ásahreppur Ásahreppur is a municipality in Iceland.According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 194 inhabitants.-References:... |
194 | 4 | +2.11% |
| 65 | Súðavík Súðavík Súðavík is a village and municipality and a fishing village on the west coast of Álftarfjörður in Vestfirðir, Iceland .The population of Súðavík is around 190.-Overview:... |
192 | -10 | -4.95% |
| 66 | Borgarfjarðarhreppur Borgarfjarðarhreppur Borgarfjarðarhreppur is a municipality in Iceland.According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 141 inhabitants, the main settlement being Bakkagerði.-References:... |
141 | 7 | +5.22% |
| 67 | Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur is a municipality in Iceland.According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 135 inhabitants.-References:... |
135 | -4 | -2.88% |
| 68 | Kaldrananeshreppur Kaldrananeshreppur Kaldrananeshreppur is a municipality in Iceland.According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 106 inhabitants, 67 of them living in Drangsnes.-References:... |
106 | -6 | -5.36% |
| 68 | Svalbarðshreppur Svalbarðshreppur Svalbarðshreppur is a municipality in northeastern Iceland, between Norðurþing and Langanesbyggð.As of 1 January 2011, it had a total population of 106 and a population density of 0.1 per square kilometre. The total area was 1,155 km². The municipality is administered from Þórshöfn in the... |
106 | -5 | -4.50% |
| 70 | Skagabyggð Skagabyggð Skagabyggð is a municipality in Iceland.According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 105 inhabitants. It surrounds the municipality of Skagaströnd.- References :... |
105 | -1 | -0.94% |
| 71 | Bæjarhreppur | 100 | 4 | +4.17% |
| 72 | Fljótsdalshreppur | 80 | -9 | -10.11% |
| 73 | Helgafellssveit Helgafellssveit Helgafellssveit is a municipality in Iceland.According to the 2011 census, it had a population of only 61 inhabitants, making it one of the smallest municipalities of Iceland in population.-References:... |
61 | -2 | -3.17% |
| 74 | Skorradalshreppur Skorradalshreppur Skorradalshreppur is a municipality in Iceland.According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 57 inhabitants, making it the one but smallest municipality of the country.-References:... |
57 | -4 | -6.56% |
| 74 | Tjörneshreppur Tjörneshreppur Tjörneshreppur is a municipality in Iceland.According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 57 inhabitants, making it the one but smallest municipality in the country. It is completely surrounded by the Norðurþing municipality.-References:... |
57 | 1 | +1.79% |
| 76 | Árneshreppur Árneshreppur Árneshreppur is an Icelandic municipality, located in the Westfjords peninsula of northwestern Iceland.As of 2011, Árneshreppur had a total population of only 52, what makes it the least populated municipality in the country. It has a population density of 0.07/km²... |
52 | 2 | +4.00% |
See also
- List of cities and towns in Iceland
- Counties of IcelandCounties of IcelandIceland is traditionally divided into 23 counties, sýslur, and 25 independent towns, kaupstaðir. Today this division is no longer significant as far as administration is concerned...
- Constituencies of IcelandConstituencies of IcelandIceland is divided into 6 constituencies for the purpose of selecting representatives to the Alþingi .-History:The current division was established by a 1999 constitution amendment and was an attempt to balance the weight of different districts of the country whereby voters in the rural districts...