Fjarðabyggð

Fjarðabyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈfjarðaˌpɪɣθ] ^ⓘ) is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in the Eastern Region.

Fjarðabyggð
Municipality
Skyline of Fjarðabyggð
Location of Fjarðabyggð
Fjarðabyggð
Coordinates: 65°2′0″N 14°13′0″W
Country	Iceland
Region	Eastern Region
Constituency	Northeast Constituency
Government
• Mayor	Jóna Árný Þórðardottir [1]
Area
• Total	1,164 km2 (449 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[2]
• Total	5,070
• Density	4.36/km2 (11.3/sq mi)
Postal code(s)	715, 730, 735, 740, 750, 755
Municipal number	7300
Website	fjardabyggd.is

History

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,^[3] and Breiðdalshreppur merged in 2018.^[4]

Geography

The municipality is composed by the following villages:

Rank	Village	2011 Population
1.	Neskaupstaður	1,437
2.	Reyðarfjörður	1,102
3.	Eskifjörður	1,043
4.	Fáskrúðsfjörður	662
5.	Stöðvarfjörður	203
6.	Mjóifjörður	35

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Fjarðabyggð is twinned with:^[5]

• Esbjerg, Denmark
• Eskilstuna, Sweden
• Gravelines, France
• Jyväskylä, Finland
• Qeqqata, Greenland
• Stavanger, Norway
• Vágar, Faroe Islands