Hörgársveit

Hörgársveit
Hörgársveit Coordinates: 65°27′26″N 18°49′40″W / 65.457247°N 18.8277973°W / 65.457247; -18.8277973
Region	Northeastern Region
Constituency	Northeast Constituency
Manager	Guðmundur Sigvaldason
Area	893 km2 (345 sq mi)
Population	559
Density	0.63/km2 (1.6/sq mi)
Municipal number	6515
Website	horgarsveit.is

Hörgársveit is a municipality located in north-central Iceland, in Northeastern Region. Its seat is the village of Lónsbakki.

The former municipality of Hörgárbyggð was formed on 1 January 2001 by the union of the municipalities of Skriða (Skriðuhreppur), Öxnadalur (Öxnadalshreppur) and Glæsibær (Glæsibæjarhreppur). In 2010 Hörgárbyggð merged with the municipality of Arnarnes (Arnarneshreppur) to form the current municipality of Hörgársveit.

Located on the Eyjafjörður, to the north of Akureyri, Hörgársveit is made up of several villages, principally Þelamörk, Lónsbakki (115 inhabitants) and Hjalteyri (37 inhabitants), the seat of the former municipality of Arnarnes.

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