Múlaþing
Múlaþing is a new community in the east of Iceland .
On October 26, 2019, the voting on the merger took place in the municipalities of Borgarfjarðarhreppur , Djúpavogshreppur , Fljótsdalshérað and Seyðisfjarðarkaupstaður with the following result.
| local community | Yes votes |
% | No votes |
% | voter turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borgarfjörður | 44 | 65.7 | 17th | 25th | 71.6% |
| Djupivogur | 156 | 63.7 | 87 | 35.5 | 78% |
| Fljótsdalshérað | 1291 | 92.9 | 84 | 6th | 53.5% |
| Seyðisfjörður | 312 | 86.6 | 45 | 12.5 | 70.7% |
On June 27, 2020, the day of the presidential election , the new name was voted on. The other names that were available were: Drekabyggð, Austurþing, Múlaþinghá, Múlabyggð and Austurþinghá. There were 67 suggested names.
Overview of the previous communities
| local community | surface | Residents | Population density | Sysla |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borgarfjardarhreppur | 441 km² | 109 | 0.25 | Norður-Múlasýsla |
| Djupavogshreppur | 1133 km² | 472 | 0.42 | Suður-Múlasýsla |
| Sveitarfélagið Fljótsdalshérað | 8884 km² | 3600 | 0.41 | Norður-Múlasýsla |
| Seyðisfjarðarkaupstaður | 213 km² | 685 | 3.22 | circular |
| Múlaþing | 10,671 km² | 4866 | 0.46 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sameining samþykkt á Borgarfirði. Retrieved June 29, 2020 (Icelandic).
- ↑ Sameining samþykkt á Djúpavogi. Retrieved June 29, 2020 (Icelandic).
- ↑ Sameining samþykkt á Fljótsdalshéraði. Retrieved June 29, 2020 (Icelandic).
- ↑ Sameining samþykkt á Seyðisfirði. Retrieved June 29, 2020 (Icelandic).
- ↑ Múlaþing hlutskarpast í nafnakönnun. Retrieved June 29, 2020 (Icelandic).