Grýtubakki
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| State : |
 Iceland
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| Region: | Norðurland eystra |
| Constituency : | Norðausturkjördæmi |
| Sýsla : | Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla |
| Population: | 371 (January 1, 2019) |
| Surface: | 431 km² |
| Population density: | 0.86 inhabitants / km² |
| Post Code: | 610 (Grenivík) |
| politics | |
| Community number | 6602 |
| Mayor: | Guðný Sverrisdóttir |
| Contact | |
| Address of the municipal administration: | Gamla skólahúsinu 610 Grenivík |
| Website: | www.grenivik.is |
| map | |
Coordinates: 65 ° 57 ′ N , 18 ° 11 ′ W |
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The rural community Grýtubakki ( Icelandic Grýtubakkahreppur ) is located in northern Iceland in the region of Norðurland eystra . On January 1, 2019, it had 371 residents. The main town of the municipality is Grenivík with 301 inhabitants.
geography
The municipality is located on the east bank of Eyjafjörður , east of the island of Hrísey and north of Akureyri on the Flateyjarskagi peninsula . To the south is the municipality of Svalbarðsströnd , to the east Þingeyjarsveit .
The Fnjóská overcomes the breakthrough valley Dalsmynni and flows into the Eyjafjörður in Höfðahverfi.
Kaldbakur Mountain is north of Grenivík .
In the northeast of the municipality the Gilsá flows into the Hvalvatnsfjörður , which is east of the Þorgeirsfjörður .
history
An incorporation into the nearby city of Akureyri was rejected in a referendum on October 8, 2005.
Population development
| Year * | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 375 |
| 2001 | 394 |
| 2002 | 392 |
| 2003 | 396 |
| 2004 | 393 |
| 2005 | 366 |
| 2006 | 368 |
* on December 1st
traffic
The ring road runs through the south of the municipality 
and forms the mountain road Víkurskarð here . The Grenivíkurvegur leads to Grenivík and to the north 
.
Web links
- Local government website (Icelandic)
