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Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur

Coordinates: 65°44′46″N 18°05′00″W / 65.7461132°N 18.0832997°W / 65.7461132; -18.0832997
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Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur
Location of Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur
Location of Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur
Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur is located in Iceland
Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur
Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur
Coordinates: 65°44′46″N 18°05′00″W / 65.7461132°N 18.0832997°W / 65.7461132; -18.0832997
CountryIceland
RegionNortheastern Region
ConstituencyNortheast Constituency
Government
 • ManagerEiríkur H. Hauksson
Area
 • Total55 km2 (21 sq mi)
Population
 • Total387
 • Density7.04/km2 (18.2/sq mi)
Municipal number6601
Websitesvalbardsstrond.is
Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur at the Eyjafjörður

Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsvalˌparðsˌstrantar̥ˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥] ), also named Svalbarðsströnd [-ˌstrœnt], is a municipality located in northern-central Iceland, in Northeastern Region. Its seat is in the village of Svalbarðseyri. In 2020, mayor Björg Erlingsdóttir proposed the idea of a merger with the other municipalities of Eyjafjörður.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Ágúst Ólafsson (30 September 2020). "Ræða möguleika á frekara samstarfi eða sameiningu" (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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