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Skagafjörður (municipality)

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Region
  
Northwestern Region

Manager
  
Ásta Björg Pálmadóttir

Density
  
0.95/km (2.5/sq mi)

Area
  
4,180 km²

University
  
Hólar University College

Constituency
  
Northwest Constituency

Population
  
3,978

Municipal number
  
5200

Local time
  
Thursday 9:52 AM


Weather
  
2°C, Wind S at 47 km/h, 89% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Varmahlíð, Byggðasafn Skagfirði, Víðimýrarkirkja, Auðunarstofa

Skagafjörður is a municipality that covers most the land area of the region around the fjord with the same name (see Skagafjörður for details on the region) in northern Iceland.

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Overview

The municipality was created in 1998 when 11 out of the 12 municipalities in Skagafjörður held votes on whether they should merge or not. The merge was approved in all the municipalities that held the vote. Akrahreppur was the only municipality in Skagafjörður that did not participate.

The merge joined together the town of Sauðárkrókur, the villages of Hofsós and Varmahlíð and several rural districts. It also includes the historic cathedral site of Hólar which is the site of a growing university today.

References

Skagafjörður (municipality) Wikipedia