Suðurnesjabær

Municipality in southern Iceland
Place
Coat of arms of Suðurnesjabær
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality in Iceland.
Location of the municipality in Iceland.
Government
Area
 • Total85.4 km2 (33.0 sq mi)Population
 • Total3,588 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)

Suðurnesjabær (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsʏːðʏrˌnɛːsjaˌpaiːr̥], "southern peninsula town") is a municipality on the northwest tip of Iceland's Southern Peninsula. It includes the towns of Sandgerði and Garður, and was created on 10 June 2018 from a merger of those two municipalities, with the name chosen by its residents the following November.[1][2] It is the location of Keflavík International Airport, the country's largest airport (serving nearby Reykjavík), and it is adjacent to the town of Keflavík, in the municipality of Reykjanesbær.

References

  1. ^ "Heitir nú formlega Suðurnesjabær". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  2. ^ "Við áramót | Suðurnesjabær". 2019-01-22. Archived from the original on 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2023-05-08.

External links

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Municipalities of Iceland
Capital RegionSouthern Peninsula
  • Grindavíkurbær
  • Reykjanesbær
  • Suðurnesjabær
  • Sveitarfélagið Vogar
Western RegionWestfjordsNorthwestern RegionNortheastern RegionEastern RegionSouthern Region


64°01′N 22°39′W / 64.017°N 22.650°W / 64.017; -22.650


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