Hornafjörður (municipality)
Hornafjörður | |
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 Location of Hornafjörður | |
  Hornafjörður | |
| Coordinates: 64°17′42″N 15°13′42″W / 64.2951°N 15.2283°W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Southern Region |
| Constituency | South Constituency |
| Established | 6 June 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Manager | Sigurjón Andrésson |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,309 km2 (2,436 sq mi) |
| Population (2025)[2] | |
• Total | 2,589 |
| • Density | 0.41/km2 (1.1/sq mi) |
| Postal code(s) | 780, 781, 785 |
| Municipal number | 8401 |
| Website | hornafjordur |
Hornafjörður (official name: Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður) is a municipality in the Suðurland region of Iceland. Until 1999, it was part of Austurland region.
The municipality was created on 6 June 1998 through the merger of the municipalities Hornafjarðarbær, Bæjarhreppur, Borgarhafnarhreppur, and Hofshreppur.
References
- ^ "Sveitarfélagasjá". atlas.lmi.is. Náttúrufræðistofnun. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "Mannfjöldi eftir kyni, aldri og sveitarfélögum 1998-2025 - Sveitarfélagaskipan 1. janúar 2025". hagstofa.is. Hagstofa Íslands. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
External links
Media related to Hornafjörður (municipality) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Icelandic)
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