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Vestfirðir of de Westfjord'n is e grôot schiereiland in 't nôordwest'n van Ysland en êen van de acht regio's van 't land. 't Hèt en ippervlak van 22.721 km² mè 7.205 inweuners (2022) en e bevolkiengsdichtheid van 0,32 inw./km². Den hoofdstad van de regio is Ísafjörður.
't Ligt an de Stroate van Denemark'n, e zêestroate tusschn Ysland en Groenland. 't Is verboend'n met de reste van Ysland deur e landnauwte van zeevn kilometer brêed. De Westfjord'n zyn styf bergachtig. De kustlyne is zwoar ingekerfd door vele fjord'n mè steile heuvels der roend.
De regio is oenderverdêeld in 9 gemêent'n.
| Gemêente | Inweuners (2023) | Ippervlak km² | Grotste plekk'n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður | 997 | 109 | Bolungarvík |
| Ísafjarðarbær | 3.864 | 2.379 | Ísafjörður, Flateyri, Suðureyri, Þingeyri, Hnífsdalur |
| Reykhólahreppur | 242 | 1.090 | Reykhólar |
| Tálknafjarðarhreppur | 268 | 176 | Tálknafjörður |
| Vesturbyggð | 1.182 | 1.339 | Bíldudalur, Patreksfjörður |
| Súðavíkurhreppur | 235 | 749 | Súðavík |
| Árneshreppur | 47 | 707 | |
| Kaldrananeshreppur | 116 | 387 | Drangsnes |
| Strandabyggð | 428 | 1.906 | Hólmavík |
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