Iceland (Major Urban Settlements): Regions, Major Cities, Urban Settlements & Urban Areas

The regions of Iceland as well as all cities and urban settlements of more than 500 inhabitants as "urban nuclei" within the boundaries of municipalities (CU) and as urban areas (so-called "localities"; UA).

Regions
Principal Cities
Principal Urban Areas
Cities & Urban Settlements

Regions

	Name	Abbr.	A (km²)	E 1990-12-01	E 2000-01-01	E 2005-01-01	E 2010-01-01	E 2013-01-01
i	Austurland [Eastern Region]	AUU	22,721	13,084	11,963	12,321	12,459	12,434
i	Höfuðborgarsvæði [Capital Region] {Hofudborgarsvaedi}	HOF	1,062	145,980	171,792	184,244	200,907	205,675
i	Norðurland eystra [Northeastern Region] {Nordurland eystra}	NUE	21,968	28,074	28,082	28,394	28,900	29,026
i	Norðurland vestra [Northwestern Region] {Nordurland vestra}	NUV	12,737	8,631	7,970	7,699	7,490	7,271
i	Suðurland [Southern Region] {Sudurland}	SUL	24,526	20,402	20,855	21,790	23,879	23,833
i	Suðurnes [Southern Peninsula] {Sudurnes}	SDN	829	15,202	16,106	17,110	21,359	21,206
i	Vestfirðir [Westfjords] {Vestfirdir}	VFJ	9,409	9,798	8,219	7,597	7,266	7,031
i	Vesturland [Western Region]	VUL	9,554	14,537	14,062	14,422	15,370	15,381
	Iceland	ISL	102,800	255,708	279,049	293,577	317,630	321,857

Statistics Iceland (web).

Principal Cities

	Name	Adm.	CU E 2013-01-01
1	Reykjavík	HOF	118,918
2	Kópavogur	HOF	31,719
3	Hafnarfjörður	HOF	26,800
4	Akureyri	NUE	17,693
5	Keflavík og Njarðvík	SDN	14,153
6	Garðabær	HOF	11,421

Principal Urban Areas

	Name	Adm.	UA E 2013-01-01
1	Reykjavík	HOF	201,831
2	Akureyri	NUE	17,797
3	Keflavík og Njarðvík	SDN	14,153
4	Akranes	VUL	6,668
5	Selfoss	SUL	6,564
6	Vestmannaeyjar	SUL	4,219

Cities & Urban Settlements

	Name	Adm.	CU C 1980-12-01	CU E 2000-01-01	CU E 2005-01-01	CU E 2010-01-01	CU E 2013-01-01
i	Akranes	VUL	5,200	5,340	5,657	6,549	6,612
i	Akureyri	NUE	13,420	15,143	16,308	17,295	17,693
i	Álftanes {Alftanes}	HOF	480	1,439	2,032	2,523	2,392
i	Blönduós (Blönduóssbær) {Blonduos}	NUV	934	924	851	819	813
i	Bolungarvík {Bolungarvik}	VFJ	1,266	1,001	930	970	894
i	Borgarnes (Borgarbyggð)	VUL	1,619	1,733	1,757	1,828	1,759
i	Dalvík (Dalvíkurbyggð) {Dalvik}	NUE	1,269	1,485	1,405	1,435	1,359
i	Egilsstaðir (Fljótsdalshérað) {Egilsstadir}	AUU	1,140	1,607	1,765	2,277	2,303
i	Eskifjörður (Fjarðabyggð) {Eskifjordur}	AUU	1,043	1,003	999	1,062	1,014
i	Eyrarbakki (Árborg)	SUL	559	543	575	565	531
i	Fáskrúðsfjörður (Fjarðabyggð) {Faskrudsfjordur}	AUU	760	585	614	667	654
i	Garðabær {Gardabaer}	HOF	4,909	7,937	9,053	10,643	11,421
i	Garður {Gardur}	SDN	912	1,183	1,329	1,515	1,429
i	Grindavík (Grindavíkurbær) {Grindavik}	SDN	1,929	2,242	2,494	2,837	2,856
i	Grundarfjörður (Grundarfjarðarbær) {Grundarfjordur}	VUL	680	855	850	832	852
i	Grundarhverfi á Kjalarnesi (Reykjavík) {Grundarhverfi a Kjalarnesi}	HOF	...	331	544	520	528
i	Hafnarfjörður {Hafnarfjordur}	HOF	12,205	19,158	22,000	25,913	26,800
i	Hella (Rangárþing ytra)	SUL	523	592	681	785	784
i	Höfn í Hornafirði (Hornafjörður) {Hofn i Hornafirdi}	AUU	1,455	1,769	1,694	1,614	1,690
i	Húsavík (Norðurþing) {Husavik}	NUE	2,414	2,439	2,323	2,229	2,228
i	Hvammstangi (Húnaþing vestra)	NUV	591	590	576	579	546
i	Hveragerði {Hveragerdi}	SUL	1,254	1,760	2,021	2,291	2,288
i	Hvolsvöllur (Rangárþing eystra) {Hvolsvollur}	SUL	532	644	740	847	902
i	Ísafjörður (Ísafjarðarbær) {Isafjordur}	VFJ	3,352	2,828	2,785	2,677	2,624
i	Keflavík og Njarðvík (Reykjanesbær) {Keflavik og Njardvik}	SDN	8,630	10,512	10,832	13,972	14,153
i	Kópavogur {Kopavogur}	HOF	13,819	22,693	25,803	30,357	31,719
i	Mosfellsbær	HOF	2,753	5,648	6,613	8,346	8,651
i	Neskaupstaður (Fjarðabyggð) {Neskaupstadur}	AUU	1,683	1,458	1,411	1,451	1,466
i	Ólafsfjörður (Fjallabyggð) {Olafsfjordur}	NUE	1,195	1,076	979	852	790
i	Ólafsvík (Snæfellsbæ) {Olafsvik}	VUL	1,180	973	1,008	1,005	1,010
i	Patreksfjörður (Vesturbyggð) {Patreksfjordur}	VUL	1,032	779	663	640	651
i	Reyðarfjörður (Fjarðabyggð) {Reydarfjordur}	AUU	726	647	696	1,090	1,152
i	Reykjavík {Reykjavik}	HOF	83,766	109,268	113,022	117,505	118,918
i	Sandgerði {Sandgerdi}	SDN	1,124	1,325	1,398	1,710	1,546
i	Sauðárkrókur (Skagafjörður) {Saudarkrokur}	NUV	2,188	2,600	2,632	2,640	2,575
i	Selfoss (Árborg)	SUL	3,409	4,483	5,269	6,493	6,510
i	Seltjarnarnes	HOF	3,100	4,665	4,548	4,395	4,322
i	Seyðisfjörður {Seydisfjordur}	AUU	998	828	714	706	658
i	Siglufjörður (Fjallabyggð) {Siglufjordur}	NUE	2,003	1,557	1,392	1,214	1,190
i	Skagaströnd {Skagastrond}	NUV	649	615	558	519	501
i	Stykkishólmur {Stykkisholmur}	VUL	1,205	1,217	1,141	1,092	1,108
i	Þorlákshöfn (Ölfus) {Þorlakshofn}	SUL	1,010	1,319	1,356	1,565	1,489
i	Vestmannaeyjar	SUL	4,727	4,581	4,215	4,135	4,219
i	Vogar	SDN	447	639	847	1,122	1,029
i	Vopnafjörður (Vopnafjarðarhreppur) {Vopnafjordur}	AUU	665	612	570	540	543

(1980) Statistical Abstract of Iceland 1984.
(2000) (2005) (2010) (2013) Statistics Iceland (web).
The name of the municipality a settlement belongs to is given in brackets if it differs from the name of the settlement.

ICELAND: Major Urban Settlements

Contents

Regions

Principal Cities

Principal Urban Areas

Cities & Urban Settlements