Borgarbyggð
Template:Infobox Icelandic municipality Borgarbyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpɔrkarˌpɪɣð]) is a municipality in the west of Iceland.
The biggest township in the municipality is Borgarnes, with a population of 1,887 inhabitants.[1] Other densely populated areas in the municipality include Bifröst, Hvanneyri, Kleppjárnsreykir, Reykholt and Varmaland.[2]
Education
There are two universities in Borgarbyggð; Bifröst University in Bifröst and the Agricultural University of Iceland in Hvanneyri. There is a secondary school in Borgarnes, Menntaskóli Borgarfjarðar. The municipality runs two primary schools; one is in Borgarnes and the other has three separate facilities in Hvanneyri, Kleppjárnsreykir and Varmaland. The municipality also runs a music school in Borgarnes.[3]
References
- ^ "Population by locality, age and sex 1 January 2011-2016". Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa Íslands). 1 January 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Web maps of the National Land Survery of Iceland" (in Icelandic). National Land Survey of Iceland (Landmælingar Íslands). Retrieved 28 April 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Upplýsingar um Borgarbyggð (Information about Borgarbyggð)" (in Icelandic). Borgarbyggð municipality. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
64°32′24″N 21°55′01″W / 64.540°N 21.917°W
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