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Fjarðabyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈfjarðaˌpɪɣθ] ) is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in the Eastern Region.
Fjarðabyggð | |
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Skyline of Fjarðabyggð | |
![]() Location of Fjarðabyggð | |
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 (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 5,070 |
• Density | 4.36/km2 (11.3/sq mi) |
Postal code(s) | 715, 730, 735, 740, 750, 755 |
Municipal number | 7300 |
Website | fjardabyggd |
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]
The municipality is composed by the following villages:
Rank | Village | 2011 Population |
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1. | Neskaupstaður | 1,437 |
2. | Reyðarfjörður | 1,102 |
3. | Eskifjörður | 1,043 |
4. | Fáskrúðsfjörður | 662 |
5. | Stöðvarfjörður | 203 |
6. | Mjóifjörður | 35 |
Fjarðabyggð is twinned with:[5]
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