Árborg
Municipality in Southern Region, Iceland
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Sveitarfélagið Árborg (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsveiːtarˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈaurˌpɔrk] ⓘ) is a municipality in southern Iceland. It is the most populous in the region, with a population of 11,565 in 2024.[1] Founded in 1998, its largest town is Selfoss. Eyrarbakki and Stokkseyri are two communities on the southern coast and Sandvíkurhreppur is a rural administrative region between those three other towns.
Sveitarfélagið Árborg | |
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View over Selfoss, looking over Ölfusá river. | |
 Location of Sveitarfélagið Árborg | |
  Sveitarfélagið Árborg | |
| Coordinates: 63°56′10″N 21°00′00″W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Southern Region |
| Constituency | South Constituency |
| Government | |
| • Manager | Ásta Stefánsdóttir |
| Area | |
• Total | 157 km2 (61 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 11,565 |
| • Density | 73.7/km2 (191/sq mi) |
| Postal code(s) | 800, 801, 802, 820, 825 |
| Municipal number | 8200 |
| Website | arborg |
The area was represented in the fifth episode of the first season of the parody TV series Documentary Now! as the host of an Al Capone Festival.
Twin towns — sister cities
Arendal, Norway
Kalmar, Sweden
Savonlinna, Finland
