Ísafjarðarbær

Ísafjarðarbær (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈiːsaˌfjarðarˌpaiːr̥]) is a municipality of Iceland in the Westfjords region, created in 1996 from Flateyrarhreppur, Ísafjarðarkaupstaður, Mosvallahreppur, Mýrahreppur, Suðureyrarhreppur and Þingeyrarhreppur.^[2]

Ísafjarðarbær
Municipality
Settlements of Ísafjarðarbær
Location of Ísafjarðarbær
Ísafjarðarbær
Coordinates: 66°04′N 23°9′W
Country	Iceland
Region	Westfjords
Constituency	Northwest Constituency
Government
• Mayor	Sigríður Júlía Brynleifsdóttir
Area
• Total	2,379 km2 (919 sq mi)
Population  (1 August 2024)
• Total	4,002[1]
• Density	1.53/km2 (4.0/sq mi)
Postal code(s)	400, 401, 410, 425, 430, 470, 471
Municipal number	4200
Website	isafjordur.is

Geography

The principal settlement is Ísafjörður, others being Hnífsdalur, Flateyri, Suðureyri and Þingeyri.

Education

• University Centre of the Westfjords — a higher education institute in Ísafjörður
• Flateyri Folk High School — a folk high school in Flateyri
• Menntaskólinn á Ísafirði — a gymnasium in Ísafjörður

Sports

Local football club Vestri plays in the country's second tier as of 2022. They play their home games at the Torfnesvöllur in Ísafjörður.

Transport

The municipality is served by Ísafjörður Airport.

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Ísafjarðarbær is twinned with:^[3]

• Joensuu, Finland
• Kaufering, Germany
• Linköping, Sweden
• Runavík, Faroe Islands
• Tønsberg, Norway

Mayors

• Kristján Þór Júlíusson 1996–1997
• Jónas Ólafsson and Kristinn Jón Jónsson^[4]
• Halldór Halldórsson 1998–2010^[5]
• Daníel Jakobsson 2010–2014^[6]
• Gísli Halldór Halldórsson 2014–2018^[7]
• Guðmundur Gunnarsson 2018–2020^[8]
• Birgir Gunnarsson 2020–2022^[9]
• Arna Lára Jónsdóttir 2022–2025
• Sigríður Júlía Brynleifsdóttir 2025–present