Borðeyri

Borðeyri
—  Village  —
Location of the Municipality of Bæjarhreppur
Borðeyri
Location of Borðeyri in Iceland
Coordinates:
Country  Iceland
Constituency[1] Norðvesturkjördæmi
Region[2] Vestfirðir
County Strandasýsla
Municipality Bæjarhreppur
Population (1 December 2007)
 • Total 25
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Borðeyri is a small hamlet in north-west Iceland.

It is a minor commercial centre for nearby farms. The population on 1 December 2007 was 25.

The hamlet is a part of the municipality Bæjarhreppur which is one of the smallest in Iceland with a population of 100 in 2010. The municipality covers the west part of Hrútafjörður fjord. In Borðeyri there is a pre-school and an elementary school, a garage and a guesthouse.

Prime Minister Sigurdur Eggerz and the painters Þorvaldur Skúlason and Karl Kvaran were born in Borðeyri.

References

  1. ^ Political division
  2. ^ Mainly statistical division

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