Bakkafjordur

Bakkafjörður
Village
Bakkafjörður, Sept 2008
Location of the Municipality of Langanesbyggð
Bakkafjörður Location of Bakkafjörður in Iceland
Coordinates: 66°02′N 14°48′W / 66.033°N 14.800°W / 66.033; -14.800Coordinates: 66°02′N 14°48′W / 66.033°N 14.800°W / 66.033; -14.800
Country	Iceland
Constituency	Northeast Constituency
Region	Northeastern Region
Municipality	Langanesbyggð
Population (January 2011)
• Total	72
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)
Website	Official website

Bakkafjörður is a small fishing village in North-East Iceland, located in a fjord with the same name.

The village has 72 inhabitants and is the regional service center for Skeggjastaðahreppur district in Northeastern Region.

The area is home to the oldest church in eastern Iceland. The wood structure was built in 1845 by Hóseas Árnason. Permission to view the church must be obtained at Skeggjastaðir, however requests are rarely turned down.