Árborg

For the Canadian town of Arborg, see Arborg, Manitoba.

Sveitarfélagið Árborg (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsveiːtarˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈaurˌpɔrk] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in southern Iceland. It is the most populous in the region, with a population of 11,565 in 2024.^[1] Founded in 1998, its largest town is Selfoss. Eyrarbakki and Stokkseyri are two communities on the southern coast and Sandvíkurhreppur is a rural administrative region between those three other towns.

Sveitarfélagið Árborg
Municipality
View over Selfoss, looking over Ölfusá river.
Location of Sveitarfélagið Árborg
Sveitarfélagið Árborg
Coordinates: 63°56′10″N 21°00′00″W
Country	Iceland
Region	Southern Region
Constituency	South Constituency
Government
• Manager	Ásta Stefánsdóttir
Area
• Total	157 km2 (61 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	11,565
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Postal code(s)	800, 801, 802, 820, 825
Municipal number	8200
Website	arborg.is

The area was represented in the fifth episode of the first season of the parody TV series Documentary Now! as the host of an Al Capone Festival.

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Iceland

Árborg is twinned with:^[2]

• Arendal, Norway
• Kalmar, Sweden
• Savonlinna, Finland

See also

• Municipalities of Iceland