Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur

Municipality in Southern Region, Iceland
Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur
Municipality
Location of Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur
Location of Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur
CountryIceland
RegionSouthern Region
ConstituencySouth Constituency
Government
 • ManagerIngibjörg Harðardóttir
Area
 • Total900 km2 (300 sq mi)
Population
 • Total422
 • Density0.47/km2 (1.2/sq mi)
Municipal number8719
Websitegogg.is

Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkrimsˌnɛːs ɔːɣ ˈkrapniŋsˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥] ) is a municipality in the south-western part of Iceland, in the Southern Region. It was formed in 1998 by the merger of Grímsneshreppur and Grafningshreppur. The main settlement is Sólheimar with 80 inhabitants (2006). The settlement Írafoss og Ljósafoss [ˈiːraˌfɔsː ɔːɣ ˈljouːsaˌfɔsː], which still had 15 inhabitants in 1997, has been abandoned since then.

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64°04′07″N 20°38′35″W / 64.06861°N 20.64306°W / 64.06861; -20.64306


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