List of settlements in Iceland
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The following is a list of some town
s and villages in Iceland
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(All of these except for Akureyri and Reykjanesbær immediately adjoin Reykjavík.)
Keflavík is 30 miles west of Reykjavík.
Population on July 1, 2008.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
s and villages in Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
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Above 100,000 inhabitants
- Greater Reykjavík AreaGreater Reykjavík AreaThe Greater Reykjavík Area is a name used collectively for Reykjavík and seven municipalities around it.. The area is the largest urban area in Iceland. Each municipality has its independent elected council. With a population of 200,852, the Greater Reykjavík Area comprises over 60% of the...
- 202,000 - ReykjavíkReykjavíkReykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
- 119,900
10,000 – 100,000 inhabitants
- AkureyriAkureyriAkureyri is a town in northern Iceland. It is Iceland's second largest urban area and fourth largest municipality ....
- 17,390 - GarðabærGarðabærGarðabær is a municipality in the Greater Reykjavík area of Iceland.As of January 2011, its population was 10,909....
- 10,272 - HafnarfjörðurHafnarfjörðurHafnarfjörður is a port town and municipality located on the south-west coast of Iceland, about 10 km south of Reykjavík....
- 25,434 - KeflavíkKeflavíkKeflavík is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. In 2009 its population was of 8,169.In 1995 it merged with Njarðvík and Hafnir to form a municipality called Reykjanesbær with a population of 13,971 .- History :...
- 14,000 - KópavogurKópavogurKópavogur is a city and Iceland's second largest municipality, with a population of 30,779.It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Greater Reykjavík Area. The name literally means seal pup bay...
- 29,795 - ReykjanesbærReykjanesbærReykjanesbær is a municipality on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland.It is made up of the towns Keflavík, Njarðvík, the village of Hafnir and, since 2006, Ásbrú. The municipality was created in 1995 when the inhabitants of the three towns voted to merge them into one...
- 14,029
(All of these except for Akureyri and Reykjanesbær immediately adjoin Reykjavík.)
Keflavík is 30 miles west of Reykjavík.
1,000 – 10,000 inhabitants
- AkranesAkranesAkranes is a port town and municipality located on the west coast of Iceland.It is the ninth most populous town in Iceland after Mosfellsbær and Árborg with a population of 6,623 people...
- 6,549 (SW) - ÁlftanesÁlftanesÁlftanes is a town, municipality and low-lying peninsula which extrudes from the eastern part of Reykjanes, located in Iceland's Greater Reykjavík Area....
- 2,455 (SW) - BorgarnesBorgarnesBorgarnes is a town located on a peninsula at the shore of Borgarfjörður in Iceland.It has a population of 1,763 . The town is located 60 km north of the capital Reykjavík and is connected to other places in Iceland through the second largest bridge in Iceland, Borgarfjarðarbrú...
- 2,000 (W) - DalvíkDalvíkDalvíkurbyggð is a municipality in the north of Iceland.The population of the municipality is about 2,000- History :The municipality of Dalvíkurbyggð was formed in 1998 by the merger of three districts of outer Eyjafjörður: the town of Dalvík and the rural districts of Svarfaðardalur and Árskógur...
- 1,936 (N) - EgilsstaðirEgilsstaðirEgilsstaðir is a town in east Iceland on the banks of Lagarfljót river.It is part of the municipality of Fljótsdalshérað, the county seat of Norður-Múlasýsla and the largest settlement of the Austurland region with, as of 2011, a population of 2,257 inhabitants.-Overview:Egilsstadir is located at...
- 2,226 (E) - Eskifjörður - 1,095 (E)
- GarðurGarðurGarður is a municipality and town located in southwestern Iceland, bordered by the Faxaflói Bay on the Reykjanes peninsula....
- 1,545 (SW) - GrindavíkGrindavíkGrindavík is a fishing town at the peninsula of Reykjanes at the south-western coast of Iceland.It is one of the few cities with a harbour at this coast. Most of the 2,800 inhabitants work in the fishing industry...
- 2,836 (SW) - HöfnHöfnHöfn or Höfn í Hornafirði is an Icelandic fishing town in the south-eastern part of the country.As of 2011, the population of the town was 1,641. This harbour town, the second largest in the south-eastern part of Iceland, gives scenic views of Vatnajökull...
- 2,122 (SE) - HúsavíkHúsavíkHúsavík is a town in Norðurþing municipality on the north coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi bay with 2,237 inhabitants.-Overview:The income of the inhabitants is derived from tourism and fishing, as well as retail and small industry...
- 2,253 (N) - HveragerðiHveragerðiHveragerði is a town and municipality in the south of Iceland located 45 km to the east of Reykjavík on Iceland's main ringroad, Route 1.The river Varmá runs through the town. The population was 2,316 on 1 January 2011.-Overview:...
- 2,300 (SW) - ÍsafjörðurÍsafjörðurÍsafjörður is a town in the north west of Iceland, seat of Ísafjarðarbær municipality.The town draws its name from the fjord and the fjord was given its name simultaneously to the island...
- 3,941 (NW) - MosfellsbærMosfellsbærMosfellsbær is a town in south-west Iceland, situated some east of the country's capital, Reykjavík. It has a total area of and its population as of September, 2011 was 8,886....
- 8,147 (SW) - NeskaupstaðurNeskaupstaðurNeskaupstaður is a town located on the fjord Norðfjörður on the eastern side of Iceland. It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and, as of 2011, it has a population of 1,437.-History:...
- 1,432 (E) - NjarðvíkNjarðvíkNjarðvík is a town in south-western Iceland located on the peninsula of Reykjanes. As of 2009, its population was 4,400.-History:In 1995 it merged with the town of Keflavík and the village of Hafnir to form the new municipality of Reykjanesbær....
- 4,400 (SW) - ÓlafsvíkÓlafsvíkÓlafsvík is a fishing town on the western end of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in Iceland., it had 1,010 inhabitants. It is situated in the county of Snæfellsnes- og Hnappadalssýsla, in the region of Vesturland and it is the administrative centre of the municipality of Snæfellsbær.-Overview:Because of...
- 1,003 (W) - ReyðarfjörðurReyðarfjörðurReyðarfjörður is a town in Iceland. It has a population of 1,102 and is one of the most populated villages that constitute the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.-History:...
- 1,529 (E) - SandgerðiSandgerðiSandgerðisbær is an Icelandic municipality located in southwestern Iceland on the Reykjanes peninsula.The land area of Sandgerðisbær is 62 km² and covers the entire western coast of Miðnes north from Garðskagi to Ósabotnar in the south.-Overview:Inland the land area of Sandgerðisbær...
- 1,757 (SW) - SauðárkrókurSauðárkrókurSauðárkrókur is a town in Skagafjörður in northern Iceland and a part of the municipality of Skagafjörður.Sauðárkrókur is the largest town in Northwest Iceland and the second-largest town on the north coast of Iceland, with a population of 2,635. It is the centre for commerce and services in the...
- 2,700 (N) - SelfossSelfoss (town)Selfoss is a town in southern Iceland on the banks of Ölfusá river.It is part, and seat, of the municipality Árborg. The Ring Road runs through the town on its way between Hveragerði and Hella...
- 6,253 (SW) - SeltjarnarnesSeltjarnarnesSeltjarnarnes is an Icelandic township located within the Greater Reykjavík area.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 ....
- 4,445 (SW) - SiglufjörðurSiglufjörðurSiglufjörður is a small fishing town in a narrow fjord with the same name on the northern coast of Iceland.Population in January 2011 was 1,206 but the town has been shrinking in size since the 1950s when the town reached its peak with 3,000 inhabitants....
- 1,307 (N) - StykkishólmurStykkishólmurStykkishólmur is a town and municipality situated in the western part of Iceland, to the north of the Snæfellsnes peninsula.With its 1,100 inhabitants, it is a center of services and commerce for the area. Most of the people make their living from fishing and tourism. A ferry called Baldur goes...
- 1,103 (W) - Vestmannaeyjar - 4,040 (SW)
- ÞorlákshöfnÞorlákshöfnÞorlákshöfn is a town on the southern coast of Iceland in the Municipality called Ölfus.The town name is named after Þorláki Helga who was bishop at Skálholt...
- 1,541 (SW) - VogarVogarVogar is a small town in the south-west of Iceland seat of the municipality of Vogar ....
- 1,264 (SW)
Less than 1,000 inhabitants
- BíldudalurBíldudalurBíldudalur is a village situated on the coast of Arnarfjörður, one of the Westfjords in Iceland.It is situated in the Vesturbyggð municipality and has 166 inhabitants ....
- 175 (NW) - BlönduósBlönduósBlönduós is a town and municipality in the north of Iceland, in the county of Austur-Húnavatnssýsla, 245 km from Reykjavík.The town has a population of around 850 and a small 9-hole golf course, and is a good base for touring the Húnaflói area....
- 911 (N) - BolungarvíkBolungarvíkBolungarvík is a fishing village and municipality in the North-West of Iceland, located at the Vestfirðir peninsula, approximately 14 kilometres from the town of Ísafjörður and 473 km from the capital city Reykjavík....
- 904 (NW) - BreiðdalsvíkBreiðdalsvíkBreiðdalsvík is a young fishing town in Iceland.It is part of the municipality of Breiðdalshreppur and is located near Egilsstaðir and Breiðdalsheiði on a very large cove with the same name. With a population of only 139, the town consists mostly of transient guests...
- 153 (E) - BúðardalurBúðardalurBúðardalur is a village situated on the Hvammsfjörður in the north-west of Iceland.The village also lies at the north-eastern end of the Snæfellsnes peninsula and is part of the municipality of Dalabyggð. Búðardalur has about 250 inhabitants and it is a service center for the area...
- 249 (W) - DjúpivogurDjupivogurDjúpivogur is a small town and municipality located on a peninsula in eastern Iceland, near the island of Papey and on the fjord Berufjörður.As of 2011, it has a population of 352....
- 354 (E) - DrangsnesDrangsnesDrangsnes is a small town in the western part of Iceland, at the mouth of Steingrímsfjörður and near Hólmavík.It is part of the Kaldrananeshreppur municipality and only has 67 inhabitants . It got its name from a tall rock named Kerling of what is said that it is one of three troll women who tried...
- 61 (NW) - EyrarbakkiEyrarbakkiEyrarbakki is a fishing-town on the south-coast of Iceland with a population of about 570 people, not including inhabitants of the prison located there...
- 594 (SW) - FáskrúðsfjörðurFáskrúðsfjörðurFáskrúðsfjörður is a town in eastern Iceland.It has a population of 662 and constitutes one of the villages composing the municipality of Fjarðabyggð. Professional football player Hilmar Freyr Bjartþórsson is from Fáskrúðsfjörður...
- 674 (E) - FlúðirFlúðirFlúðir is a small village located in the Hrunamannahreppur municipality in the region of Suðurland, Iceland.It is not far from Geysir and the Gullfoss waterfall. It has a population of 394.-References:...
- 363 (SW) - GrundarfjörðurGrundarfjörðurGrundarfjörður is a small town, situated in the north of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in the west of Iceland.The town had 938 inhabitants in 2004 and 974 inhabitants in 2005. The town is situated in front of an impressive mountain range which has a slightly alpine look. On the sea side, there is a ...
- 951 (W) - Hella - 753 (SW)
- HellissandurHellissandurHellissandur is a village and part of the Snæfellsbær municipality at the north-western tip of Snæfellsnes peninsula in western Iceland.Once an important fishing area, the village has experienced growth in tourism. The maritime museum has examples of the turf-roof houses once common across Iceland,...
- 391 (W) - HólarHólarHólar is a small community located in the Skagafjörður district and situated in northern Iceland.-Location:Hólar is located in the Hjaltadalur valley, some from the national capital at Reykjavík. Hólar has a population of around 100...
- 103 (N) - HólmavíkHólmavíkHólmavík is a small town in the western part of Iceland, by Steingrímsfjörður.It is the largest settlement in Strandir and serves as a centre of commerce for the county. Hólmavík is part of the Strandabyggð municipality and has 375 inhabitants...
- 381 (NW) - HvammstangiHvammstangiHvammstangi is an Icelandic village in the north-west part of the country, on Vatnsnes peninsula, situated on the Miðfjörður.It is the most densely populated area in the Húnaþing County, with a current population of about 580 people.-Overview:...
- 601 (N) - Hvanneyri - 303 (W)
- HvolsvöllurHvolsvöllurHvolsvöllur is a small town in the south of Iceland about 106 km to the east of Reykjavík.It is situated in the inland swamps of Landeyjar, in the municipality of Rangárþing eystra and has, as of January 2011, 860 inhabitants.-Overview:...
- 822 (SW) - KirkjubæjarklausturKirkjubæjarklausturThe village Kirkjubæjarklaustur is a village in the south of Iceland on the hringvegur between Vík í Mýrdal and Höfn. It is part of the municipality of Skaftárhreppur with approximately 120 inhabitants.-Location:...
- 114 (S) - Laugardælir - ?? (SW)
- MjóifjörðurMjóifjörðurMjóifjörður is a village of 35 people in East Iceland, sitting on a fjord of the same name . It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.-History:...
- 52 (E) - ÓlafsfjörðurÓlafsfjörðurÓlafsfjörður is a town in the northeast of Iceland located at the mouth of the fjord Eyjafjörður.The town is connected to Eyjafjordur via a 3.5 km one-lane tunnel...
- 881 (N) - PatreksfjörðurPatreksfjörðurPatreksfjörður is an Icelandic village in the Westfjords with 627 inhabitants .The town was named after Saint Patrick who was the spiritual guide of Örlygur Hrappson, the original settler in the area...
- 622 (NW) - ReykholtReykholtThere are two villages with this name in Iceland:-Reykholt :The village is situated in the valley of the river Reykjadalsá, called Reykholtsdalur....
- 205 (two villages, W and SW) - ReykjahlíðReykjahlíðThe village of Reykjahlíð has approximately 300 inhabitants and is situated on the shores of Lake Mývatn in the north of Iceland. It is the seat of the municipality of Skútustaðahreppur.-Overview:...
- 300 (N) - SeyðisfjörðurSeyðisfjörðurSeyðisfjörður is a town and municipality in the Eastfjords of Iceland at the innermost point of the fjord of the same name.As of January 2011, the town has 668 inhabitants....
- 716 (E) - Skagaströnd - 530 (N)
- SkógarSkógarSkógar , literally forests, is a small Icelandic village with a population of roughly 25 located at the south of the Eyjafjallajökull glacier, in the municipality of Rangárþing eystra....
- 25 (S) - StokkseyriStokkseyriStokkseyri, a small town in Southern Iceland, with a population of around 445 inhabitants.-Overview:Founded around 900 AD by the settler Hásteinn Atlason...
- 487 (SW) - StöðvarfjörðurStöðvarfjörðurStöðvarfjörður is a small village in east Iceland.It sits on a fjord of the same name. and is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and has about 200 inhabitants.-Geography:...
- 230 (E) - TálknafjörðurTálknafjörðurTálknafjörður is a fjord located in southern Westfjords between Patreksfjörður and Bildudalur in Iceland.The term is also used for the immediate village and municipality. One third of its population is of Polish origin...
- 297 (NW) - Vík í MýrdalVík í MýrdalThe village of Vík is the southernmost village in Iceland, located on the main ring road around the island, around by road SSE of Reykjavík....
- 279 (S) - VopnafjörðurVopnafjörðurVopnafjörður is a village and municipality in Northeast Iceland, standing on a peninsula in the middle of a mountainous bay by the same name. The main industries of Vopnafjordur are fish processing, agriculture, and tourism and other services....
- 559 (E)
Population on July 1, 2008.
See also
- Constituencies of IcelandConstituencies of IcelandIceland is divided into 6 constituencies for the purpose of selecting representatives to the Alþingi .-History:The current division was established by a 1999 constitution amendment and was an attempt to balance the weight of different districts of the country whereby voters in the rural districts...
- Counties of IcelandCounties of IcelandIceland is traditionally divided into 23 counties, sýslur, and 25 independent towns, kaupstaðir. Today this division is no longer significant as far as administration is concerned...
- Municipalities of IcelandMunicipalities of IcelandThe municipalities of Iceland are local administrative areas in Iceland that provide a number of services to their inhabitants such as kindergartens, elementary schools, waste management, social services, public housing, public transportation, services to senior citizens and handicapped people...
- Government of Iceland