Borgarfjörður (municipality)
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 Iceland
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| Region: | Austurland |
| Constituency : | Norðausturkjördæmi |
| Sýsla : | Norður-Múlasýsla |
| Population: | 109 (January 1, 2019) |
| Surface: | 441 km² |
| Population density: | 0.25 inhabitants / km² |
| Post Code: | 720 |
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| Community number | 7509 |
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Coordinates: 65 ° 32 ′ N , 13 ° 49 ′ W |
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The rural community of Borgarfjörður ( isl .: Borgarfjarðarhreppur ) is located in eastern Iceland in the Austurland region on the Borgarfjörður eystri fjord .
On January 1, 2019, the community had 109 inhabitants. The main town Bakkagerði (as the fjord is also called Borgarfjörður eystri ) had 77 inhabitants.
history
In 1972 the rural community Loðmundarfjörður ( Loðmundarfjarðarhreppur ) was incorporated.
On October 26, 2019, a vote on the merger with 3 other municipalities took place. The new church will be called Múlaþing .
Geography and traffic
The municipality of Fljótsdalshérað joins in the west, and the municipality of Seyðisfjörður in the south .
In the municipality of Borgarfjörður are the Dyrfjöll and the mountain Hvítserkur . The area is the second largest rhyolite area in Iceland.
The main town of the municipality, Bakkagerði , has a port. A road to the south leads to the abandoned town of Húsavík and Loðmundarfjörður .
Population development
After years of population decline, as in many municipalities in Iceland, the population has stabilized or even increased.
| date | Residents |
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| Dec. 1, 1997: | 152 |
| Dec. 1, 2003: | 140 |
| Dec. 1, 2004: | 137 |
| Dec. 1, 2005: | 146 |
| Dec. 1, 2006: | 146 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jens Willhardt, Christine Sadler: Iceland. 3rd updated and revised edition. Michael Müller, Erlangen 2003, ISBN 3-89953-115-9 , p. 391f.
Web links
- To Borgarfjörður (isl.) ( Memento from March 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
