ICELAND: Major Urban Localities
Complete Name: Republic of Iceland
Native Name: Ísland
ISO-Code: ISL
Capital: Reykjavík
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Complete Name: Republic of Iceland
Native Name: Ísland
ISO-Code: ISL
Capital: Reykjavík
ContentsThe regions of Iceland and all urban localities of more than 500 inhabitants.
Regions| Name | Abbr. | A (km²) | E 1990-12-01 | E 2000-01-01 | E 2005-01-01 | E 2010-01-01 | E 2011-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Austurland [Eastern Region] | AUU | 22,721 | 13,084 | 11,963 | 12,321 | 12,459 | 12,306 |
| i | Höfuðborgarsvæði [Capital Region] {Hofudborgarsvaedi} | HOF | 1,062 | 145,980 | 171,792 | 184,244 | 200,907 | 202,341 |
| i | Norðurland eystra [Northeastern Region] {Nordurland eystra} | NUE | 21,968 | 28,074 | 28,082 | 28,394 | 28,900 | 29,006 |
| i | Norðurland vestra [Northwestern Region] {Nordurland vestra} | NUV | 12,737 | 8,631 | 7,879 | 7,596 | 7,394 | 7,393 |
| i | Suðurland [Southern Region] {Sudurland} | SUL | 24,526 | 20,402 | 20,855 | 21,790 | 23,879 | 23,802 |
| i | Suðurnes [Southern Peninsula] {Sudurnes} | SDN | 829 | 15,202 | 16,106 | 17,110 | 21,359 | 21,088 |
| i | Vestfirðir [Westfjords] {Vestfirdir} | VFJ | 9,409 | 9,798 | 8,310 | 7,700 | 7,362 | 7,137 |
| i | Vesturland [Western Region] | VUL | 9,554 | 14,537 | 14,062 | 14,422 | 15,370 | 15,379 |
| Iceland | ISL | 102,800 | 255,708 | 279,049 | 293,577 | 317,630 | 318,452 |
Principal Cities| Name | Adm. | CU E 2011-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reykjavík | HOF | 118,061 |
| 2 | Kópavogur | HOF | 30,779 |
| 3 | Hafnarfjörður | HOF | 26,099 |
| 4 | Akureyri | NUE | 17,490 |
| 5 | Keflavík og Njarðvík | SDN | 13,862 |
| 6 | Garðabær | HOF | 10,909 |
Cities & Urban Localities| Name | Adm. | CU C 1980-12-01 | CU E 2000-01-01 | CU E 2005-01-01 | CU E 2010-01-01 | CU E 2011-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Akranes | VUL | 5,200 | 5,340 | 5,657 | 6,549 | 6,623 |
| i | Akureyri | NUE | 13,420 | 15,143 | 16,308 | 17,295 | 17,490 |
| i | Álftanes {Alftanes} | HOF | 480 | 1,439 | 2,032 | 2,523 | 2,484 |
| i | Blönduós (Blönduóssbær) {Blonduos} | NUV | 934 | 924 | 851 | 819 | 842 |
| i | Bolungarvík {Bolungarvik} | VFJ | 1,266 | 1,001 | 930 | 970 | 888 |
| i | Borgarnes (Borgarbyggð) | VUL | 1,619 | 1,733 | 1,757 | 1,828 | 1,763 |
| i | Dalvík (Dalvíkurbyggð) {Dalvik} | NUE | 1,269 | 1,485 | 1,405 | 1,435 | 1,454 |
| i | Egilsstaðir (Fljótsdalshérað) {Egilsstadir} | AUU | 1,140 | 1,607 | 1,765 | 2,277 | 2,257 |
| i | Eskifjörður (Fjarðabyggð) {Eskifjordur} | AUU | 1,043 | 1,003 | 999 | 1,062 | 1,043 |
| i | Eyrarbakki (Árborg) | SUL | 559 | 543 | 575 | 565 | 569 |
| i | Fáskrúðsfjörður (Fjarðabyggð) {Faskrudsfjordur} | AUU | 760 | 585 | 614 | 667 | 662 |
| i | Garðabær {Gardabaer} | HOF | 4,909 | 7,937 | 9,053 | 10,643 | 10,909 |
| i | Garður {Gardur} | SDN | 912 | 1,183 | 1,329 | 1,515 | 1,452 |
| i | Grindavík (Grindavíkurbær) {Grindavik} | SDN | 1,929 | 2,242 | 2,494 | 2,837 | 2,821 |
| i | Grundarfjörður (Grundarfjarðarbær) {Grundarfjordur} | VUL | 680 | 855 | 850 | 832 | 836 |
| i | Grundarhverfi á Kjalarnesi (Reykjavík) {Grundarhverfi a Kjalarnesi} | HOF | ... | 331 | 544 | 520 | 526 |
| i | Hafnarfjörður {Hafnarfjordur} | HOF | 12,205 | 19,158 | 22,000 | 25,913 | 26,099 |
| i | Hella (Rangárþing ytra) | SUL | 523 | 592 | 681 | 785 | 781 |
| i | Höfn í Hornafirði (Hornafjörður) {Hofn i Hornafirdi} | AUU | 1,455 | 1,769 | 1,694 | 1,614 | 1,641 |
| i | Húsavík (Norðurþing) {Husavik} | NUE | 2,414 | 2,439 | 2,323 | 2,229 | 2,237 |
| i | Hvammstangi (Húnaþing vestra) | NUV | 591 | 590 | 576 | 579 | 582 |
| i | Hveragerði {Hveragerdi} | SUL | 1,254 | 1,760 | 2,021 | 2,291 | 2,316 |
| i | Hvolsvöllur (Rangárþing eystra) {Hvolsvollur} | SUL | 532 | 644 | 740 | 847 | 860 |
| i | Ísafjörður (Ísafjarðarbær) {Isafjordur} | VFJ | 3,352 | 2,828 | 2,785 | 2,677 | 2,636 |
| i | Keflavík og Njarðvík (Reykjanesbær) {Keflavik og Njardvik} | SDN | 8,630 | 10,512 | 10,832 | 13,972 | 13,862 |
| i | Kópavogur {Kopavogur} | HOF | 13,819 | 22,693 | 25,803 | 30,357 | 30,779 |
| i | Mosfellsbær | HOF | 2,753 | 5,648 | 6,613 | 8,346 | 8,397 |
| i | Neskaupstaður (Fjarðabyggð) {Neskaupstadur} | AUU | 1,683 | 1,458 | 1,411 | 1,451 | 1,437 |
| i | Ólafsfjörður (Fjallabyggð) {Olafsfjordur} | NUE | 1,195 | 1,076 | 979 | 852 | 824 |
| i | Ólafsvík (Snæfellsbæ) {Olafsvik} | VUL | 1,180 | 973 | 1,008 | 1,005 | 1,010 |
| i | Patreksfjörður (Vesturbyggð) {Patreksfjordur} | VUL | 1,032 | 779 | 663 | 640 | 627 |
| i | Reyðarfjörður (Fjarðabyggð) {Reydarfjordur} | AUU | 726 | 647 | 696 | 1,090 | 1,102 |
| i | Reykjavík {Reykjavik} | HOF | 83,766 | 109,268 | 113,022 | 117,505 | 118,061 |
| i | Sandgerði {Sandgerdi} | SDN | 1,124 | 1,325 | 1,398 | 1,710 | 1,683 |
| i | Sauðárkrókur (Skagafjörður) {Saudarkrokur} | NUV | 2,188 | 2,600 | 2,632 | 2,640 | 2,635 |
| i | Selfoss (Árborg) | SUL | 3,409 | 4,483 | 5,269 | 6,493 | 6,512 |
| i | Seltjarnarnes | HOF | 3,100 | 4,665 | 4,548 | 4,395 | 4,320 |
| i | Seyðisfjörður {Seydisfjordur} | AUU | 998 | 828 | 714 | 706 | 668 |
| i | Siglufjörður (Fjallabyggð) {Siglufjordur} | NUE | 2,003 | 1,557 | 1,392 | 1,214 | 1,206 |
| i | Skagaströnd {Skagastrond} | NUV | 649 | 615 | 558 | 519 | 530 |
| i | Stykkishólmur {Stykkisholmur} | VUL | 1,205 | 1,217 | 1,141 | 1,092 | 1,100 |
| i | Þorlákshöfn (Ölfus) {Þorlakshofn} | SUL | 1,010 | 1,319 | 1,356 | 1,565 | 1,533 |
| i | Vestmannaeyjar | SUL | 4,727 | 4,581 | 4,215 | 4,135 | 4,142 |
| i | Vogar | SDN | 447 | 639 | 847 | 1,122 | 1,075 |
| i | Vopnafjörður (Vopnafjarðarhreppur) {Vopnafjordur} | AUU | 665 | 612 | 570 | 540 | 529 |