Norðurland eystra

Location in Iceland

Norðurland eystra (German eastern north country ) is one of the eight regions of Iceland . It is in the north of the country. Its administrative headquarters are in Akureyri . In 2009, 29,081 inhabitants lived on an area of ​​22,695 km² (population density 1.281 inh / km²).

In the course of the amalgamation of municipalities in 2006, the town of Siglufjörður (by incorporation into Fjallabyggð) and the municipality of Skeggjastaðir (by incorporation into Langanesbyggð) were added, which means that the region once again gained strong inhabitants.

Division into districts and municipalities

Norðurland eystra is divided into three districts and four independent municipalities.

Code no.	Independent municipality	Residents January 1, 2019	Area [km²]	Administrative headquarters
6000	Akureyrarkaupstaður	18,925	133	Akureyri
6100	Norðurþing	3042	3,729	Húsavík
6250	Fjallabyggð	2007	364	Ólafsfjörður
6400	Dalvíkurbyggð	1905	598	Dalvík
Code no.	circle	Residents 2006	Area [km²]	Administrative headquarters
6500	Eyjafjarðarsýsla	1,684	2,674	Akureyri
6600	Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla	2.175	12,709	Húsavík
6700	Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla	624	2,488	Húsavík

Division into parishes

Norðurland eystra is divided into 13 municipalities.

Code no.	local community	Residents January 1, 2019	Area [km²]	bigger places
District-free municipalities
6000	Akureyrarkaupstaður	18,925	133	Akureyri
6100	Norðurþing	3042	3,729	Húsavík, Kópasker, Raufarhöfn
6250	Fjallabyggð	2007	364	Ólafsfjörður, Siglufjörður
6400	Dalvíkurbyggð	1905	598	Dalvík, Hauganes
Eyjafardarsysla
6513	Eyjafjardarsveit	1042	1,775	Kristnes, Hrafnagil
6514	Hörgársveit	616	894
Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla
6601	Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur	491	55	Svalbarðseyri
6602	Grýtubakkahreppur	371	431
6607	Skútustaðahreppur	502	6,036	Reykjahlíð
6611	Tjörneshreppur	55	199
6612	Þingeyjarsveit	894	5,424	Laugar
Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla
6706	Svalbarðshreppur	91	1,155
6709	Langanesbyggð	504	1,333	Þórshöfn

Coordinates: 65 ° 33 ′  N , 17 ° 1 ′  W