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Akureyri [ˈaːkʰʏrˌeiːrɪ] ( listen) is a toun in northren Iceland. It is Iceland's seicont lairgest urban aurie (efter the Greater Reykjavík area) an fowerth lairgest municipality (efter Reykjavík, Hafnarfjörður, an Kópavogur).
Akureyri | |
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Toun an municipality | |
Akureyri | |
Eik-name(s): Höfuðstaður Norðurlands (Capital of the North of Iceland), Höfuðborg hins bjarta Norðurs (Capital of the bright North) | |
Location o the Municipality o Akureyri | |
Location o Akureyri in Iceland | |
Coordinates: 65°41′N 18°06′W | |
Kintra | Iceland |
Constituency[1] | Norðausturkjördæmi |
Region[2] | Norðurland eystra |
Coonty | Eyjafjarðarsýsla |
Municipality | Akureyri |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor (Bæjarstjóri) | Eiríkur Björn Björgvinsson |
Area | |
• Total | 125 km2 (48.26 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 17,754 |
• Density | 139.0/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Postal Codes: 600–603 |
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