Vesturbyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvɛstʏrˌpɪɣθ] ⓘ) is a municipality located in the Westfjords in Iceland. The municipality includes the towns of Patreksfjörður, with 721 inhabitants; Tálknafjörður, with 261 inhabitants; Bíldudalur, with 238 inhabitants; and Krossholt, with 19 inhabitants. The municipality is served by Patreksfjörður Airport and Bíldudalur Airport.
Vesturbyggð | |
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 View over Patreksfjörður | |
 Location of Vesturbyggð | |
  Vesturbyggð | |
| Coordinates: 65°35′53″N 24°00′07″W / 65.598°N 24.002°W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Westfjords |
| Constituency | Northwest Constituency |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gerður Björk Sveinsdóttir[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,511 km2 (583 sq mi) |
| Population (1 August 2024) | |
• Total | 1,447 |
| • Density | 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) |
| Postal code(s) | 450, 451, 460, 465 |
| Municipal number | 4607 |
| Website | vesturbyggd |
In October 2023, residents voted to unify with Tálknafjarðarhreppur.[2]
On 19 May 2024, Tálknafjörður municipality disbanded and the town joined the Vesturbyggð municipality.[3]
Twin towns – sister cities
editReferences
edit- ↑ Ritstjórn (19 June 2024). "Vesturbyggð og Gerður Björk ráðin bæjarstjóri" (in Icelandic). Bæjarins Besta. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ↑ Hugrún Hannesdóttir Diego (28 October 2023). "Samþykktu nýtt sameinað sveitarfélag á Vestfjörðum" (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ↑ Ritstjórn (19 June 2024). "Vesturbyggð og Tálknafjörður: ráðning bæjarstjóra í dag" (in Icelandic). Bæjarins Besta. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ↑ "Bæjarstjórn #319". vesturbyggd.is (in Icelandic). Vesturbyggð. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
External links
edit- Official website (in Icelandic)
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