Árborg

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Sveitarfélagið Árborg
Municipality
Location of the Municipality of Árborg
Coordinates: 63°56′N 21°00′W / 63.933°N 21.000°W / 63.933; -21.000
Country  Iceland
Constituency[1] Suðurkjördæmi
Region[2] Suðurland
County Árnessýsla
Area
  Total 197 km2 (76 sq mi)
Population (January 2011)
  Total 7,827
  Density 38.5/km2 (100/sq mi)
Website Official website
Postal Codes: 800, 802, 820, 825

Sveitarfélagið Árborg is the biggest municipality 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. It is also the 8th most pop. city in Iceland

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References

  1. Political division
  2. Mainly statistical division

Coordinates: 63°56′10″N 21°00′00″W / 63.93611°N 21.00000°W / 63.93611; -21.00000

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