Grafarvogur

Grafarvogur

Grafarvogur is one of the largest residential suburbs of Reykjavík, Iceland. It is a relatively new neighbourhood, major construction began in the late 1980s and continued well into the 90's. Now it has established itself as a "good" family-friendly neighbourhood. The average income of its inhabitants are above the national average and services are exceptionally accessible. It is one of the best planned neighbourhoods in Reykjavík and was meant to be rich and beautiful from the beginning.

Shopping

Grafarvogur currently has one medium-sized shopping centre called Spöngin. It's not a mall in itself but a cluster of stores, Hagkaup being the largest. Also there are small clusters of stores in Hverafold, by Víkurvegur and Langirimi Streets. Those are much smaller and count only few stores, the supermarkets being the largest.

Population

Grafarvogur is one of the larger suburbs of Reykjavík with a population of over 20,000.


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