Fjarðabyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈfjarðaˌpɪɣθ] ⓘ) is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in the Eastern Region.

History

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]

Geography

The municipality is composed by the following villages:

Rank Village 2011 Population
1.Neskaupstaður1,437
2.Reyðarfjörður1,102
3.Eskifjörður1,043
4.Fáskrúðsfjörður662
5.Stöðvarfjörður203
6.Mjóifjörður35

Twin towns – sister cities

Fjarðabyggð is twinned with:[5]

References

  1. ↑ "BÆJARSTJÓRI". fjardabyggd.is (in Icelandic). Sveitarfélagið Fjarðabyggð. n.d. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Population by municipality, age and sex 1998-2026 - Division into municipalites as of 1 January 2026". PX-Web. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "SAGA FJARÐABYGGÐAR". www.fjardabyggd.is. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  4. ↑ "Fjarðabyggð og Breiðdalshreppur sameinast". Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  5. ↑ "Vinabæir". fjardabyggd.is (in Icelandic). Fjarðabyggð. Retrieved 2020-02-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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