Vesturbyggð

Vesturbyggð
Municipality
Skyline of Vesturbyggð
Coat of arms
Location of Vesturbyggð
Vesturbyggð Location of Vesturbyggð
Coordinates: 65°35′53″N 24°00′07″W / 65.598°N 24.002°W / 65.598; -24.002Coordinates: 65°35′53″N 24°00′07″W / 65.598°N 24.002°W / 65.598; -24.002
Country	Iceland
Region	Westfjords
Constituency	Northwest Constituency
Government
• Mayor	Rebekka Hilmarsdóttir
Area
• Total	1,339 km2 (517 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	1,064
• Density	0.79/km2 (2.0/sq mi)
Postal code(s)	450, 451, 465
Municipal number	4607
Website	vesturbyggd.is

Vesturbyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈvɛstʏrˌpɪɣθ]) is a municipality located in the Westfjords in Iceland.

Geography[]

In Vesturbyggð there are Patreksfjörður with 721 inhabitants, Bíldudalur with 238 inhabitants and with 19 inhabitants.

Transport[]

The municipality is served by Patreksfjörður Airport and Bíldudalur Airport.

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Vesturbyggð terminated all its twinnings in 2018.^[1]

Previously it was twinned with:

• Nordfyn, Denmark
• Svelvik, Norway
• Vadstena, Sweden
• Naantali, Finland

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in Icelandic)

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