Fjarðabyggð | |
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Skyline of Fjarðabyggð
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Coat of arms of Fjarðabyggð
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Coordinates: 65°2′0″N 14°13′0″W / 65.03333°N 14.21667°W | |
Region | Eastern Region |
Constituency | Northeast Constituency |
Mayor | Páll Björgvin Guðmundsson |
Area | 1,164 km2 (449 sq mi) |
Population | 4,675 |
Density | 4.02/km2 (10.4/sq mi) |
Municipal number | 7300 |
Postal code(s) | 715, 730, 735, 740, 750, 755 |
Website | fjardabyggd |
Fjarðabyggð is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in the Eastern Region.
The municipality was formed in 1998 with the union of the former municipalities of Eskifjörður, Neskaupstaður and Reyðarfjörður. Austurbyggð, Fáskrúðsfjarðarhreppur and Mjóafjarðarhreppur were merged into Fjarðabyggð in 2006.
The municipality is composed by the following villages:
Fjarðabyggð is twinned with: