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Northwest Constituency

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Country
  
Iceland

Main town
  
Akranes

Established
  
1999

Representatives to Parliament
  
9

Northwest Constituency

Composition
  
List 3 regions 27 municipalities

Northwest Constituency is one of the six constituencies of Iceland. Its major town is Akranes.

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Geography

It borders with the constituencies of Northeast Constituency, South Constituency, Southwest Constituency and the coastline nearby Akranes is located close to the one of the North of Reykjavík. Its territory includes the glaciers of Drangajökull, Eiríksjökull, Snæfellsjökull, Þórisjökull and, at its south-eastern borders, the northern part of the Hofsjökull and Langjökull.

Composition

The constituency includes 3 regions and 27 municipalities.

  • Regions: Northwestern Region, Westfjords and Western Region
  • Municipalities: Akrahreppur, Akranes, Árneshreppur, Bæjarhreppur, Blönduós, Bolungarvík, Borgarbyggð, Dalabyggð, Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur, Grundarfjörður, Helgafellssveit, Húnaþing vestra, Húnavatnshreppur, Hvalfjarðarsveit, Ísafjarðarbær, Kaldrananeshreppur, Reykhólahreppur, Skagabyggð, Skagafjörður, Skagaströnd, Skorradalshreppur, Snæfellsbær, Strandabyggð, Stykkishólmur, Súðavíkurhreppur, Tálknafjarðarhreppur and Vesturbyggð

    • Towns

    The settlements with town status, listed per order of population, are 12:

    References

    Northwest Constituency Wikipedia
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