Akrahreppur
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| State : |
 Iceland
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| Region: | Norðurland vestra |
| Constituency : | Norðvesturkjördæmi |
| Sýsla : | Skagafjarðarsýsla |
| Population: | 202 (January 1, 2019) |
| Surface: | 1364 km² |
| Population density: | 0.15 inhabitants / km² |
| Post Code: | 560 |
| politics | |
| Community number | 5706 |
| Mayor: | Agnar Halldór Gunnarsson |
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Coordinates: 65 ° 27 ′ N , 18 ° 58 ′ W |
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Akrahreppur is an Icelandic municipality in the Norðurland vestra region in northern Iceland .
On January 1, 2019, the community had 202 inhabitants. The main line of business is agriculture. There are no towns in this parish.
geography
The municipality is located east of the Héraðsvötn river . The municipality extends in a north-south direction from the area east of Varmahlíð with the Blönduhlíðarfjöll to Hofsjökull , which is partly part of the municipality. In the northeast of the municipality is the Öxnadalsheiði .
history
The municipality used to be called Blönduhlíðarhreppur .
traffic
The Hringvegur crosses Akrahreppur for almost 40 km through the Norðurárdalur and over the Öxnadalsheiði .
Municipalities in the region of Norðurland vestra