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South Constituency

South Constituency
Suðurkjördæmi
Constituency of Iceland
Location of South Constituency
Country  Iceland
Established 1999
Main town Reykjanesbær Coat.svg Keflavík
Composition
Population (2009)
 • Total 47,810
 • Electors 32,505
Representatives to Parliament 10

South Constituency is one of the six constituencies of Iceland. Its major town is Keflavík.

It is the only constituency bordering with all the other five, included the urban ones of Reykjavík. Its territory includes the glaciers of Vatnajokull (Partly in Norðausturkjördæmi), Eyjafjallajökull, Mýrdalsjökull, Tindfjallajökull, Torfajökull and, at its northern borders, the southern part of the Hofsjökull and Langjökull.

Airplane Wreckage in South Iceland

The constituency includes 3 regions and 20 municipalities.

The settlements with town status, listed per order of population, are 16:

Coordinates: 64°01′N 22°34′W / 64.017°N 22.567°W / 64.017; -22.567


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