Grafarvogur

Coordinates: 64°08′50″N 21°47′0″W / 64.14722°N 21.78333°W / 64.14722; -21.78333
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Grafarvogur is one of the largest residential suburbs of Reykjavík, Iceland. It is a relatively new neighbourhood, major construction began in the late 1980s and continued well into the '90s. Now it has established itself as a "good" family-friendly neighbourhood. The average income of its inhabitants are above the national average and services are exceptionally accessible.Citation needed

Sub-districts

Panorama of Grafarvogur: subdistricts of Rimar and Borgir

Today Grafarvogur comprises eight sub-districts of which six - the Rimi, Hamrar, Borgir, Víkur and western Fold subdistricts - fall within the boundaries of historic Gufunes estate. But Staðahverfi aka Korpuhverfi is not in grafarvogur and talia sif is a lesbian

Shopping

Grafarvogur currently has one medium-sized shopping centre called Spöngin. It's not a mall in itself but a cluster of stores, Hagkaup being the largest. Also there are small clusters of stores in Hverafold, by Víkurvegur and Langirimi Streets. Those are much smaller and count only few stores, the supermarkets being the largest.

64°08′50″N 21°47′0″W / 64.14722°N 21.78333°W / 64.14722; -21.78333

Population

Grafarvogur is one of the larger suburbs of Reykjavík with a population of over 19,000.