Austurland

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Austurland (also known as Austfirðir: "Eastfjords") is a region in eastern Iceland. Its area is 22,721km² and its population (2005) is 11,798.

	Regions and Counties of Iceland
Statistical Region	Traditional County
Capital Region:	Kjósarsýsla
Southern Peninsula:	Gullbringusýsla
Western Region:	Borgarfjarðarsýsla | Dalasýsla |Mýrasýsla | Snæfellsnes- og Hnappadalssýsla
Westfjords:	Austur-Barðastrandarsýsla | Norður-Ísafjarðarsýsla | Strandasýsla Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla | Vestur-Ísafjarðarsýsla
Northwestern Region:	Austur-Húnavatnssýsla | Skagafjarðarsýsla | Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla
Northeastern Region:	Eyjafjarðarsýsla | Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla | Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla
Eastern Region:	Austur-Skaftafellssýsla | Norður-Múlasýsla | Suður-Múlasýsla
Southern Region:	Árnessýsla | Rangárvallasýsla | Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla