Rangárþing eystra
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Rangárþing eystra is a municipality located in southern Iceland
in the region Suðurland
, between Eystri Rangá in the west and Jökulsá á Sólheimasandi in the east.
As of 2007, it had a total population
of 1,741. The total area is 1,841 km².
The largest settlements are Skógar
and Hvolsvöllur
.
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...
in the region Suðurland
Suðurland
Suðurland is a region of Iceland known as "South Iceland". The population of the region was 23,311 . The biggest town in the region is Selfoss, with a population of 6000 inhabitants.- External links :**...
, between Eystri Rangá in the west and Jökulsá á Sólheimasandi in the east.
As of 2007, it had a total population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 1,741. The total area is 1,841 km².
The largest settlements are Skógar
Skógar
Skógar , 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....
and Hvolsvöllur
Hvolsvöllur
Hvolsvöllur 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:...
.