Borðeyri | |
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Location of the Municipality of Bæjarhreppur | |
Borðeyri
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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.