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Southwest Constituency

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Country
  
Iceland

Main town
  
Kópavogur

Population
  
82,045 (2009)

Established
  
1999

Representatives to Parliament
  
12

Elector
  
58,203

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Composition
  
List 1 regions 7 municipalities

Southwest Constituency is one of the six constituencies of Iceland. Its major town is Kópavogur.

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Geography

The constituency is composed by the surrounding municipalities of the Capital Region of Reykjavík. It borders with the constituencies of Northwest Constituency, Reykjavik Constituency North, Reykjavik Constituency South and South Constituency. Its territory is scattered into 5 non contiguous pieces:

  • The main area of Álftanes, Garðabær, Hafnarfjörður and Kópavogur West
  • The little cape constituting Seltjarnarnes
  • The area of Kópavogur East and Mosfellsbær
  • The municipal territory of Kjósarhreppur
  • The municipal exclave of Hafnarfjörður.

    • Composition

    The constituency includes 1 region and 7 municipalities.

  • Regions: Capital Region
  • Municipalities: Álftanes, Garðabær, Hafnarfjörður, Kjósarhreppur (195 inh.), Kópavogur, Mosfellsbær and Seltjarnarnes

    • Towns

    The settlements with town status, listed per order of population, are 6:

    References

    Southwest Constituency Wikipedia
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