Skagabyggð
Basic data | |
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State : | Iceland |
Region: | Norðurland vestra |
Constituency : | Norðvesturkjördæmi |
Sýsla : | Austur-Húnavatnssýsla |
Population: | 90 (January 1, 2019) |
Surface: | 489 km² |
Population density: | 0.18 inhabitants / km² |
Post Code: | 545 |
politics | |
Community number | 5611 |
Head of the municipal council: | Rafn Sigurbjörnsson |
Contact | |
Address of the municipal administration: | Örlygsstöðum 2 545 Skagaströnd |
map | |
Coordinates: 65 ° 54 ′ N , 20 ° 17 ′ W |
The municipality of Skagabyggð is located in northwest Iceland in the Norðurland vestra region . On January 1, 2019, the community had 90 inhabitants. The church is Höskuldsstaðir .
geography
The community is located on the east bank of the Húnaflói . In the northeast of the municipality is the area of Skagaheiði . The largest lake is the Langavatn north of the Skagastrandarfjöll . The northern and southern parts of the municipality are delimited by the municipality of Skagaströnd in between . South of the municipality is Blönduós , east Skagafjörður .
history
Skagabyggð was formed on December 31, 2001 through the merger of the two rural communities Vindhælishreppur and Skagahreppur.
Population development
date | Residents |
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Dec. 1, 1997: | 91 (area 2001) |
Dec. 1, 2003: | 97 |
Dec. 1, 2004: | 101 |
Dec. 1, 2005: | 99 |
Dec. 1, 2006: | 96 |
Jan. 1, 2009: | 102 |