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Egilsstaðir
Town in eastern Iceland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Egilsstaðir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈeijɪlsˌstaːðɪr̥]) is a town in east Iceland on the banks of the Lagarfljót river.
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Egilsstaðir | |
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Town | |
![]() 2023 view of Egilsstaðir | |
![]() Location of the Municipality of Múlaþing | |
Coordinates: 65°17′N 14°23′W | |
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Constituency | Northeast Constituency |
Region | Eastern Region |
Municipality | Múlaþing |
Population (2022) | |
• Town | 2,572 |
• Metro | 2,955[a] |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Postal code(s) | 700, 701 |
Website | www |
^a including Fellabær |
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It is part of the municipality of Múlaþing and the largest settlement of the Eastern Region with, as of 2020, a population of 2,522 inhabitants. Formerly Egilsstaðir was part of Norður-Múlasýsla.