Fjarðabyggð
Municipality in Eastern Region, Iceland
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Fjarðabyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈfjarðaˌpɪɣθ] ⓘ) is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in the Eastern Region.
Fjarðabyggð | |
|---|---|
Skyline of Fjarðabyggð | |
 Location of Fjarðabyggð | |
  Fjarðabyggð Location within Iceland | |
| Coordinates: 65°2′0″N 14°13′0″W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Eastern Region |
| Constituency | Northeast Constituency |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jóna Árný Þórðardottir [1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,164 km2 (449 sq mi) |
| Population (2026)[2] | |
• Total | 5,228 |
| • Density | 4.49/km2 (11.6/sq mi) |
| Postal code(s) | 715, 730, 735, 740, 750, 755 |
| Municipal number | 7300 |
| Website | fjardabyggd |
History
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
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
Fjarðabyggð is twinned with:[5]
Esbjerg, Denmark
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Gravelines, France
Jyväskylä, Finland
Qeqqata, Greenland
Stavanger, Norway
Vágar, Faroe Islands
