Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur
Municipality in Northeastern Region, Iceland
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Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsvalˌparðsˌstrantar̥ˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥] ⓘ), also named Svalbarðsströnd [-ˌstrœnt], is a municipality located in northern-central Iceland, in Northeastern Region. Its seat is in the village of Svalbarðseyri. In 2020, mayor Björg Erlingsdóttir proposed the idea of a merger with the other municipalities of Eyjafjörður.[1]
Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur | |
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Location of Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur | |
  Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur Location within Iceland | |
| Coordinates: 65.7461132°N 18.0832997°W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Northeastern Region |
| Constituency | Northeast Constituency |
| Government | |
| • Manager | Eiríkur H. Hauksson |
| Area | |
• Total | 55 km2 (21 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 387 |
| • Density | 7.04/km2 (18.2/sq mi) |
| Municipal number | 6601 |
| Website | svalbardsstrond |
