Álftanes

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Álftanes
— Town and Municipality —

Location of the Municipality of Álftanes
Álftanes Location of Álftanes in Iceland
Coordinates: 64°06′N 22°3′W / 64.1°N 22.05°W / 64.1; -22.05
Country	Iceland
Constituency^[1]	Suðvesturkjördæmi
Region^[2]	Höfuðborgarsvæði
County	Gullbringusýsla
Municipality	Álftanes
Government
• Mayor	Sigurður G. Gunnarsson
Area
• Total	5 km² (1.9 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,484
• Density	472/km² (1,222.5/sq mi)
Website	Official website
Postal Codes: 225

Álftanes is a town, municipality and low-lying peninsula which extrudes from the eastern part of Reykjanes, located in Iceland's Greater Reykjavík Area.

Álftanes has a population of 2,484 as of January 2011. The village of Álftanes is located on Álftanes, as is the residence of the President of Iceland, Bessastaðir.

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^ Political division
^ Mainly statistical division

Coordinates: 64°06′26″N 22°00′59″W / 64.10722°N 22.01639°W / 64.10722; -22.01639

v d e Cities and towns¹ in Iceland

Álftanes • Akranes • Akureyri • Blönduós • Bolungarvík • Borgarnes • Dalvík • Egilsstaðir • Eskifjörður • Eyrarbakki • Fáskrúðsfjörður • Garðabær • Garður • Grindavík • Grundarfjörður • Hafnarfjörður • Hella • Höfn • Húsavík • Hvammstangi • Hveragerði • Hvolsvöllur • Ísafjörður • Keflavík • Kópavogur • Mosfellsbær • Neskaupstaður • Njarðvík • Ólafsfjörður • Ólafsvík • Patreksfjörður • Reyðarfjörður • Reykjavík • Sandgerði • Sauðárkrókur • Selfoss • Seltjarnarnes • Seyðisfjörður • Siglufjörður • Skagaströnd • Stokkseyri • Stykkishólmur • Þorlákshöfn • Vestmannaeyjar • Vík í Mýrdal • Vogar • Vopnafjörður

¹Icelandic settlements with city or town status. Not to be confused with the municipalities.