Vesturbyggð
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Vesturbyggð | |
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Coordinates: 65°35′53″N 24°00′07″W / 65.598°N 24.002°W | |
Country | Iceland |
Region | Westfjords |
Constituency | Northwest Constituency |
Government | |
• Mayor | Þórdís Sif Sigurðardóttir |
Area | |
• Total | 1,339 km2 (517 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,064 |
• Density | 0.79/km2 (2.0/sq mi) |
Postal code(s) | 450, 451, 465 |
Municipal number | 4607 |
Website | vesturbyggd |
Vesturbyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvɛstʏrˌpɪɣθ] ⓘ) is a municipality located in the Westfjords in Iceland. In Vesturbyggð, there are Patreksfjörður with 721 inhabitants, Bíldudalur with 238 inhabitants and Krossholt with 19 inhabitants. The municipality is served by Patreksfjörður Airport and Bíldudalur Airport.
On 28 October 2023, residents voted to unify with Tálknafjarðarhreppur.[1]
Twin towns – sister cities
Vesturbyggð terminated all its twinnings in 2018.[2]
Previously it was twinned with:
References
- ^ Hugrún Hannesdóttir Diego (28 October 2023). "Samþykktu nýtt sameinað sveitarfélag á Vestfjörðum" (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Bæjarstjórn #319". vesturbyggd.is (in Icelandic). Vesturbyggð. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Icelandic)
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