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Borðeyri

Coordinates: 65°12′24″N 21°05′57″W / 65.2068°N 21.0992°W / 65.2068; -21.0992
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Borðeyri
Village
Location of the Municipality of Bæjarhreppur
Location of the Municipality of Bæjarhreppur
Country Iceland
Constituency[1]Northwest Constituency
Region[2]Westfjords
MunicipalityBæjarhreppur
Population
 (1 December 2007)
 • Total25
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
The town of Borðeyri in 1883

Borðeyri is a small hamlet in north-west Iceland.

It is a minor commercial centre for nearby farms. The population on 1 December 2007 was 25.

The hamlet is a part of the municipality Bæjarhreppur which is one of the smallest in Iceland with a population of 100 in 2010. The municipality covers the west part of Hrútafjörður fjord. In Borðeyri there is a pre-school and an elementary school, a garage and a guesthouse.

Prime Minister Sigurdur Eggerz and the painters Þorvaldur Skúlason and Karl Kvaran were born in Borðeyri.

References

  1. ^ Political division
  2. ^ Mainly statistical division

65°12′24″N 21°05′57″W / 65.2068°N 21.0992°W / 65.2068; -21.0992