Northwest (Althing constituency)
Northwest Constituency
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| Country |  Iceland |
| Established | 1999 |
| Main town |  Akranes |
| Composition | List |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Electors | 31,099 |
| Representatives to Althing | 8 |
Northwest Constituency is one of the six constituencies of Iceland. Its major town is Akranes. It elects 8 members to the Althing.
Geography
It borders with the constituencies of Northeast Constituency, South Constituency, Southwest Constituency 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 3 regions and 27 municipalities.
- Regions: Northwestern Region, Westfjords and Western Region
- 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 and Vesturbyggð
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)
References
- "General elections to the Althingi 28 October 2017" (PDF). Statistics Iceland. 21 December 2017.
External links
Media related to Constituencies of Iceland at Wikimedia Commons