Ísafjarðarbær
Municipality in Westfjords, Iceland
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Ísafjarðarbær (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈiːsaˌfjarðarˌpaiːr̥]) is a municipality of Iceland in the Westfjords region, created in 1996 from Flateyrarhreppur, Ísafjarðarkaupstaður, Mosvallahreppur, Mýrahreppur, Suðureyrarhreppur and Þingeyrarhreppur.[2]
Ísafjarðarbær | |
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Settlements of Ísafjarðarbær | |
 Location of Ísafjarðarbær | |
  Ísafjarðarbær Location within Iceland | |
| Coordinates: 66°04′N 23°9′W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Westfjords |
| Constituency | Northwest Constituency |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sigríður Júlía Brynleifsdóttir |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,379 km2 (919 sq mi) |
| Population (1 October 2025) | |
• Total | 4,130[1] |
| • Density | 1.53/km2 (4.0/sq mi) |
| Postal code(s) | 400, 401, 410, 425, 430, 470, 471 |
| Municipal number | 4200 |
| Website | isafjordur |
Geography
The principal settlement is Ísafjörður, others being Hnífsdalur, Flateyri, Suðureyri and Þingeyri.
Education
- University Centre of the Westfjords — a higher education institute in Ísafjörður
- Flateyri Folk High School — a folk high school in Flateyri
- Menntaskólinn á Ísafirði — a gymnasium in Ísafjörður
Sports
Local football club Vestri plays in the country's second tier as of 2022. They play their home games at the Torfnesvöllur in Ísafjörður.
Transport
The municipality is served by Ísafjörður Airport.
Twin towns – sister cities
Mayors
- Kristján Þór Júlíusson 1996–1997
- Jónas Ólafsson and Kristinn Jón Jónsson[4]
- Halldór Halldórsson 1998–2010[5]
- Daníel Jakobsson 2010–2014[6]
- Gísli Halldór Halldórsson 2014–2018[7]
- Guðmundur Gunnarsson 2018–2020[8]
- Birgir Gunnarsson 2020–2022[9]
- Arna Lára Jónsdóttir 2022–2025
- Sigríður Júlía Brynleifsdóttir 2025–present
