Norðausturkjördæmi
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| Norðausturkjördæmi | |
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| Country: |  Iceland |
| Main town: |  Akureyri |
| Area: | ? km² |
| Population: | 39,621 (2009) |
| Electors: | 28,362 (2009) |
| Established: | 1999 |
| Representatives to Alþingi: | 10 |
| Composition: | 21 municipalities 5 counties 2 regions |
| Website: | ? |
The Norðausturkjördæmi (i.e. Northeast) is one of the six constituencies (kjördæmi) of Iceland. Its major town is Akureyri.
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Geography [edit]
It borders with the constituencies of Northwest and South. Its territory includes the glacier of Þrándarjökull and Tungnafellsjökull and, at its south-western borders, the northern part of the biggest one of Iceland: the Vatnajökull.
Administration [edit]
Composition [edit]
The constituency includes 22 municipalities, 5 counties and 2 regions.
- Municipalities: Akureyri, Borgarfjarðarhreppur, Breiðdalshreppur, Dalvík, Djúpivogur, Eyjafjarðarsveit, Fjallabyggð, Fjarðabyggð, Fljótsdalshérað, Fljótsdalshreppur, Grýtubakkahreppur, Hörgársveit, Langanesbyggð, Norðurþing, Seyðisfjörður, Skútustaðahreppur, Svalbarðshreppur, Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur, Þingeyjarsveit, Tjörneshreppur, Vopnafjörður
- Counties: Eyjafjarðarsýsla, Norður-Múlasýsla, Suður-Múlasýsla, Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla, Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla
- Regions: Austurland,[1] Norðurland eystra
Towns [edit]
The settlements with town status, listed per order of population, are 12:
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Notes and references [edit]
- ^ Partially included in the Constituency of South
External links [edit]
Media related to Constituencies of Iceland at Wikimedia Commons
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