Árborg

Sveitarfélagið Árborg
—  Municipality  —

Seal
Location of the Municipality of Árborg
Coordinates:
Country  Iceland
Constituency[1] Suðurkjördæmi
Region[2] Suðurland
County Árnessýsla
Area
 • Total 197 km2 (76.1 sq mi)
Population (January 2011)
 • Total 7,827
 • Density 38.5/km2 (99.7/sq mi)
Website Official website
Postal Codes: 800, 802, 820, 825

Árborg is the biggest municipality (sveitarfélagið) in southern Iceland.

It was formed in 1998. The population of Árborg was 7,827 (January 2011). The biggest town in the municipality is Selfoss, with a population of 6,512. Eyrarbakki and Stokkseyri are two communities on the southern coast and Sandvíkurhreppur is a rural administrative region between those three other towns.

See also

References

  1. ^ Political division
  2. ^ Mainly statistical division