Sandgerði

Sandgerði
Town and Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Sandgerði, Iceland
Sandgerði Location in Iceland
Coordinates: 64°03′N 22°42′W / 64.050°N 22.700°W / 64.050; -22.700
Country	Iceland
Constituency[1]	Suðurkjördæmi
Region[2]	Suðurnes[3]
County	Gullbringusýsla
Municipality	Sandgerðisbær
Area
• Total	62 km2 (24 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,683
• Density	27.79/km2 (72.0/sq mi)
Website	Official website
Postal Code: 245

Sandgerðisbær (formerly Miðneshreppur) is an Icelandic municipality located in southwestern Iceland on the Reykjanes peninsula.

The land area of Sandgerðisbær is 62 km² (23.9 sq mi) and covers the entire western coast of Miðnes (Rosmhvalanes) north from Garðskagi to Ósabotnar in the south.

Overview

Inland the land area of Sandgerðisbær stretches into the international airport at Keflavíkurflugvöllur with the air terminal within the municipal boundaries. As of January 2011, Sandgerðisbær had a population of 1,683 and was the 26th most populated municipality in Iceland.^[4]

Sports

Reynir football club play in Iceland's third tier.

References

External links

Media related to Sandgerði at Wikimedia Commons

• Sandgerði official site

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Coordinates: 64°03′11″N 22°42′15″W / 64.05306°N 22.70417°W / 64.05306; -22.70417