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Hvalfjarðarsveit
Municipality in Vesturland, Iceland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hvalfjarðarsveit (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʰvalˌfjarðarˌsveiːt] ⓘ) is a municipality in Vesturland, Iceland. The municipality derives its name from the fjord Hvalfjörður, which forms its southern border.
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Country | Iceland |
Region | Western Region |
Constituency | Northwest Constituency |
Established | 1 June 2006 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Björgvin Helgason |
Area | |
• Total | 494 km2 (191 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 612 (1 december 2,013) |
• Density | 1.24/km2 (3.2/sq mi) |
Postal code(s) | 301 |
Municipal number | 3511 |
Website | www |
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The municipality formed on 1 June 2006, by the union of the former municipalities of Hvalfjarðarstrandarhreppur, Innri-Akraneshreppur, Leirár- og Melahreppur and Skilmannahreppur.[1]