Sveitarfélagið Árborg | |
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Municipality | |
Location of Sveitarfélagið Árborg | |
Sveitarfélagið Árborg | |
Coordinates: 63°56′10″N 21°00′00″W / 63.93611°N 21.00000°W / 63.93611; -21.00000 | |
Country | Iceland |
Region | Southern Region |
Constituency | South Constituency |
Government | |
• Manager | Ásta Stefánsdóttir |
Area | |
• Total | 157 km (61 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,565 |
• Density | 74/km (190/sq mi) |
Postal code(s) | 800, 801, 802, 820, 825 |
Municipal number | 8200 |
Website | arborg |
Sveitarfélagið Árborg (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsveiːtarˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈaurˌpɔrk] ) is a municipality in southern Iceland. It is the most populous in the region, with a population of 11,565 in 2024. Founded in 1998, its largest town is Selfoss. Eyrarbakki and Stokkseyri are two communities on the southern coast and Sandvíkurhreppur is a rural administrative region between those three other towns.
The area was represented in the fifth episode of the first season of the parody TV series Documentary Now! as the host of an Al Capone Festival.
Twin towns — sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in IcelandÁrborg is twinned with:
- Arendal, Norway
- Kalmar, Sweden
- Savonlinna, Finland
See also
References
- ^ "Population by municipalities, sex and age 1 January 1998-2024 - Current municipalities". PX-Web. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- "Vinabæir Selfoss". old.arborg.is (in Icelandic). Árborg. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
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