Northwest (Icelandic constituency)

Northwest Constituency Norðvesturkjördæmi
Constituency of Iceland
Country	Iceland
Established	1999
Main town	Akranes
Composition	List 3 regions 26 municipalities
Population  (2020)
• Electors	31,099
Representatives to Althing	8

Northwest Constituency (Icelandic: Norðvesturkjördæmi [ˈnɔrðˌvɛstʏrˌcʰœrˌtaiːmɪ]) is one of the six constituencies of Iceland. Its major town is Akranes. It elects 8 members to the Althing.

Geography[]

It borders with the constituencies of Northeast Constituency, South Constituency, Southwest Constituency and the coastline nearby Akranes is located close to the one of the North of Reykjavík. Its territory includes the glaciers of Drangajökull, Eiríksjökull, Snæfellsjökull, Þórisjökull and, at its south-eastern borders, the northern part of the Hofsjökull and Langjökull.

Administration[]

Composition[]

The constituency includes 3 regions and 26 municipalities.

• Regions: Northwestern Region, Westfjords and Western Region
• Municipalities: Akrahreppur, Akranes, Árneshreppur, Blönduós, Bolungarvík, Borgarbyggð, Dalabyggð, Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur, Grundarfjörður, Helgafellssveit, Húnaþing vestra, Húnavatnshreppur, Hvalfjarðarsveit, Ísafjarðarbær, Kaldrananeshreppur, Reykhólahreppur, Skagabyggð, Skagafjörður, Skagaströnd, Skorradalshreppur, Snæfellsbær, Strandabyggð, Stykkishólmur, , Tálknafjarðarhreppur and Vesturbyggð

Towns[]

The settlements with town status, listed per order of population, are 12:

References[]

• "General elections to the Althingi 28 October 2017" (PDF). Statistics Iceland. 21 December 2017.

External links[]

Coordinates: 64°20′N 22°05′W / 64.333°N 22.083°W / 64.333; -22.083