Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsvalˌparðsˌstrantar̥ˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥] ), also named Svalbarðsströnd [-ˌstrœnt], is a municipality located in northern-central Iceland, in Northeastern Region. Its seat is in the village of Svalbarðseyri. In 2020, mayor Björg Erlingsdóttir proposed the idea of a merger with the other municipalities of Eyjafjörður.[1]
Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur | |
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![]() Location of Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur | |
Coordinates: 65°44′46″N 18°05′00″W / 65.7461132°N 18.0832997°W | |
Country | Iceland |
Region | Northeastern Region |
Constituency | Northeast Constituency |
Government | |
• Manager | Eiríkur H. Hauksson |
Area | |
• Total | 55 km2 (21 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 387 |
• Density | 7.04/km2 (18.2/sq mi) |
Municipal number | 6601 |
Website | svalbardsstrond |
References
edit- ^ Ágúst Ólafsson (30 September 2020). "Ræða möguleika á frekara samstarfi eða sameiningu" (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
External links
edit- Official website (in Icelandic)