Norðvesturkjördæmi

Norðvesturkjördæmi
Northwest
Country:	Iceland
Main town:	Akranes
Area:	? km²
Population:	30,493 (2009)
Electors:	21,924 (2009)
Established:	1999
Representatives to Alþingi:	9
Composition:	27 municipalities 11 counties 3 regions
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The Norðvesturkjördæmi (i.e. Northwest) is one of the six constituencies (kjördæmi) of Iceland. Its major town is Akranes.

Geography

It borders with the constituencies of Northeast, South, Southwest 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.

Administration

Composition

The constituency includes 27 municipalities, 11 counties and 3 regions.

• 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, Vesturbyggð
• Counties: Austur-Barðastrandarsýsla, Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla, Borgarfjarðarsýsla, Dalasýsla, Austur-Húnavatnssýsla, Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Norður-Ísafjarðarsýsla, Vestur-Ísafjarðarsýsla, Mýrasýsla, Snæfellsnes-og Hnappadalssýsla, Strandasýsla
• Regions: Norðurland vestra, Vestfirðir^[1], Vesturland

Towns

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

Akranes (6,549) Ísafjörður (3,946) Sauðárkrókur (2,598) Borgarnes (1,930)

Stykkishólmur (1,240) Ólafsvík (1,008) Blönduós (1,000) Bolungarvík (962)

Grundarfjörður (926) Patreksfjörður (770) Hvammstangi (580) Skagaströnd (530)

Notes and References

1. ^ Also known as "Westfjords"

External links

Media related to Constituencies of Iceland at Wikimedia Commons