Langanesbyggð

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Langanesbyggð
Municipality
Location of the Municipality of Langanesbyggð
Country  Iceland
Constituency[1] Norðausturkjördæmi
Region[2] Norðurland eystra
County Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla
Area
  Total 515 sq mi (1,333 km2)
Population (2011)
  Total 505
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Langanesbyggð is a municipality in northeastern Iceland, just north of Austurland.

As of January 2011, it had a total population of 505 and a population density of 0.36 per square kilometre. The total area was 1,333 km².

The main village is Þórshöfn, in the north there is the Langanes peninsula.

References

  1. Political division
  2. Mainly statistical division

Coordinates: 66°11′56″N 15°20′10″W / 66.199°N 15.336°W / 66.199; -15.336

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