Höfuðborgarsvæðið

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Location of Höfuðborgarsvæðið in Iceland
Map of the region with the main cities

Höfuðborgarsvæðið ( dt. Literally capital area or the metropolitan area ) is one of the eight regions Islands , and also one of the two NUTS 3 regions .

The capital area is located in the southwest of Iceland. It essentially includes the capital Reykjavík and its suburbs. The area around Reykjavík is very densely populated by Icelandic standards and on January 1, 2019 the area had a total of 228,231 inhabitants, which corresponds to about 60% of the population of the entire country. Höfuðborgarsvæðið covers an area of ​​1,042 km², resulting in a population density of about 219 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The cooperation association SSH (isl: Samtök Sveitarfélaga á Höfuðborgarsvæðinu (SSH) , English Association of municipalities in the greater Reykjavík area ) founded in 1976 is referred to as a collective body of the municipalities; however, it is only a loose collaboration for practical reasons. The communities remain independent and autonomous.

Therefore, the term "region" is a bit misleading here. Höfuðborgarsvæðið is not defined by law and the term has primarily a meaning for statistics. As the translation as “capital area” suggests, it is more of an area, a zone with limited cooperation in certain areas. In no case is it an administrative region of the type found in Belgium, for example.

According to the general meeting of November 2011, the SSH association consists of the following members: Hafnarfjörður, Garðabær, Álftanes, Kópavogur, Reykjavík, Seltjarnarnes, Mosfellsbær and Kjósarhreppur.

The municipalities of the capital area have in recent times expanded their cooperation in some areas such as waste management, public transport or the fire service. Since 2007 there has also been a joint police force for all municipalities in the area.

The SSH administrative office ( Skrifstofa ) is located in Kópavogur .

Division into districts and municipalities

Höfuðborgarsvæðið is divided into five municipalities and one district.

Code no. Independent municipality Residents
(January 1, 2019)		 Area
[km²]		 Administrative headquarters
0000 Reykjavíkurborg 128,793 268 Reykjavík
1000 Kópavogsbær 36,975 80 Kópavogur
1100 Seltjarnarnesbær 4664 2 Seltjarnarnes
1300 Garðabær 16,299 76 Garðabær
1400 Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður 29,799 143 Hafnarfjordur
Code no. circle Residents
(January 1, 2019)		 Area
[km²]		 Administrative headquarters
1600 Kjósarsýsla 10,053 478 Kópavogur

Division into parishes

Höfuðborgarsvæðið is divided into seven municipalities.

Code no. local community Residents
(January 1, 2019)		 Area
[km²]		 bigger places
District-free municipalities
0000 Reykjavíkurborg 128,793 268 Reykjavík
1000 Kópavogsbær 36,975 80 Kópavogur
1100 Seltjarnarnesbær 4664 2 Seltjarnarnes
1300 Garðabær 16,299 76 Garðabær , Álftanes
1400 Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður 29,799 143 Hafnarfjordur
Kjósarsýsla
1604 Mosfellsbær 9,075 189 Mosfellsbær
1606 Kjósarhreppur 238 284

proof

  1. ↑ hagstofa.is. Retrieved August 23, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Association of municipalities in the Capital area: Samtök Sveitarfélaga á Höfuðborgarsvæðinu (SSH) (English)
  3. ↑ SAMÞYKKT SAMTAKA SVEITARFÉLAGA Á HÖFUÐBORGARSVÆÐINU (Icelandic; PDF; 57 kB)

Coordinates: 64 ° 10 ′  N , 21 ° 38 ′  W