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Fjarðabyggð

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Constituency
  
Northeast Constituency

Density
  
4.02/km (10.4/sq mi)

Area
  
1,163 km²

Region
  
Eastern Region

Population
  
4,675

Municipal number
  
7300

Local time
  
Sunday 8:44 PM

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Mayor
  
Páll Björgvin Guðmundsson

Postal code(s)
  
715, 730, 735, 740, 750, 755

Weather
  
3°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 96% Humidity

Fjarðabyggð is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in the Eastern Region.

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History

The municipality was formed in 1998 with the union of the former municipalities of Eskifjörður, Neskaupstaður and Reyðarfjörður. Austurbyggð, Fáskrúðsfjarðarhreppur and Mjóafjarðarhreppur were merged into Fjarðabyggð in 2006.

Geography

The municipality is composed by the following villages:

Twin towns and cities

Fjarðabyggð is twinned with:

  • Gravelines (France; properly twinned with Fáskrúðsfjörður)
  • Stavanger (Norway; properly twinned with Neskaupstaður)
  • Jyväskylä (Finland)
  • References

    Fjarðabyggð Wikipedia