Skagafjörður (municipality)

Skagafjörður (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈskaːɣaˌfjœrðʏr̥] ^ⓘ) is a municipality that covers most of the land area of the region around the fjord with the same name (see Skagafjörður for details on the region) in northern Iceland.

Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður
Municipality
Skyline of Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður
Coat of arms
Location of Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður
Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður
Coordinates: 65°45′N 19°38′W
Country	Iceland
Region	Northwestern Region
Constituency	Northwest Constituency
Government
• Manager	Ásta Björg Pálmadóttir
Area
• Total	4,180 km2 (1,610 sq mi)
Population
• Total	3,978
• Density	0.95/km2 (2.5/sq mi)
Postal code(s)	550, 551, 560, 565, 566, 570
Municipal number	5200
Website	skagafjordur.is

Overview

The municipality was created in 1998 when 11 out of the 12 municipalities in Skagafjörður held votes on whether they should merge or not. The merge was approved in all the municipalities that held the vote. Akrahreppur was the only municipality in Skagafjörður that did not participate.^[1] In February 2022, residents of Akrahreppur and Skagafjörður voted to merge into a single municipality; the merger will be formalized in the spring of 2022.^{[2][needs update]}

The merge joined the town of Sauðárkrókur, the villages of Hofsós and Varmahlíð and several rural districts. It also includes the historic cathedral site of Hólar which is the site of a growing university today.

Localities

• Ábær
• Hofsós
• Hólar
• Keta
• Miklibær
• Reynistaður
• Sauðárkrókur
• Silfrastaðir
• Varmahlíð
• Viðvík

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Iceland

Skagafjörður is twinned with:^[3]

• Espoo, Finland
• Køge, Denmark
• Kongsberg, Norway
• Kristianstad, Sweden

References

1. "Skagafjörður". Icelandictimes.com. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
2. "Skagafjörður verður eitt sveitarfélag" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
3. "Vinabæir". skagafjordur.is (in Icelandic). Skagafjörður. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2020.