Vesturbyggð
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Coordinates: 65°35′53″N 24°00′07″W / 65.598°N 24.002°WCoordinates: 65°35′53″N 24°00′07″W / 65.598°N 24.002°W | |
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 |
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:
References[]
- ^ "Bæjarstjórn #319". vesturbyggd.is (in Icelandic). Vesturbyggð. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
External links[]
- Official website (in Icelandic)
Categories:
- Municipalities of Iceland
- Westfjords
- Iceland geography stubs