Seltjarnarnes

Seltjarnarnes
Municipality and Town
Seltjarnarnes
Seltjarnarnes
Coat of arms of Seltjarnarnes
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality
Location of the municipality
Seltjarnarnes is located in Iceland
Seltjarnarnes
Seltjarnarnes
Coordinates: 64°9′15″N 22°0′0″W / 64.15417°N 22.00000°W / 64.15417; -22.00000
CountryIceland
RegionCapital Region
ConstituencySouthwest Constituency
Market right20 April 1974
Government
 • MayorÞór Sigurgeirsson (IP)
Area
 • Total
2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
4,674
 • Density2,300/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
Postal code(s)
170–172
Municipal number1100
Websiteseltjarnarnes.is (in Icelandic)
One of the most traditional houses in Iceland.
Nesstofa during the winter 2019–2020.

Seltjarnarnes (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsɛlˌtʰja(r)tnarˌnɛːs] ⓘ) is a town in the Capital Region of Iceland. The municipality is located on a peninsula, bordered only by Reykjavík to the east.

It took on its current political form shortly after the Second World War and was formally created as a township in 1947. It is the smallest Icelandic township by land. The municipality's small land size relative to its population makes it Iceland's most densely populated municipality.