Localities of Iceland

Map of Iceland

Most municipalities in Iceland include more than one settlement.[1] For example, four localities (Selfoss, Stokkseyri, Eyrarbakki, and Tjarnabyggð) can all be found in the municipality of Árborg.

A number of municipalities only contain a single locality, while there are also a few municipalities in which no localities exist. All localities in Iceland can only be located within a single municipality, i.e. they cannot straddle multiple municipality borders.[2] Some municipalities, such as Hafnarfjörður and Akranes, also share the same name with a locality. However, these localities are not always situated in their namesake municipalities. In those cases, this does not necessarily mean that they there are no other localities included in that particular municipality. Even when they are the only locality there, they do not always encompass the span of that municipality's entire land area.[3]

Reykjavík, Capital of Iceland
Kópavogur
Reykjanesbær
Akureyri
Selfoss
  1. ^ "map.is | Kort af Íslandi | Loftmyndir af Íslandi | Íslandskort | Map of Iceland". map.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  2. ^ "Sveitarfélögin". Samband íslenskra sveitarfélaga (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  3. ^ "PX-Web - Table". px.hagstofa.is. Retrieved 2018-11-19.