Grýtubakki
Basic data | |
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State : | Iceland |
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 |
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 |
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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)