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	'''Grindavík''' is a fishing town at the peninsula of ] at the south-western coast of ]. It is one of the few cities with a harbour at this coast. Most of the ~~2500~~ inhabitants work in the fishing industry.		'''Grindavík''' is a fishing town at the peninsula of ] at the south-western coast of ]. It is one of the few cities with a harbour at this coast. Most of the 2,500 inhabitants work in the fishing industry.

	The ]ic ] ] was born here, and ], the first winner of Icelandic version of ], lives in the town. ] is the town´s sport club		The ]ic ] ] was born here, and ], the first winner of Icelandic version of ], lives in the town. ] is the town's sport club.

	A short distance to the north, there is the so-called ''Blue Lagoon'' (]: ''Bláa Lónið''), a swimming pool using hot and mineralized waters from the near-by Svartsengi power station.		A short distance to the north, there is the so-called ''Blue Lagoon'' (]: ''Bláa Lónið''), a swimming pool using hot and mineralized waters from the near-by Svartsengi power station.

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Grindavík is a fishing town at the peninsula of Reykjanes at the south-western coast of Iceland. It is one of the few cities with a harbour at this coast. Most of the 2,500 inhabitants work in the fishing industry.

The Icelandic writer Guðbergur Bergsson was born here, and Kalli Bjarni, the first winner of Icelandic version of Pop Idol, lives in the town. UMFG is the town's sport club.

A short distance to the north, there is the so-called Blue Lagoon (Icelandic: Bláa Lónið), a swimming pool using hot and mineralized waters from the near-by Svartsengi power station.

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v t e Municipalities of Iceland
Capital Region	Garðabær Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður Kjósarhreppur Kópavogsbær Mosfellsbær Reykjavíkurborg Seltjarnarneskaupstaður
Southern Peninsula	Grindavíkurbær Reykjanesbær Suðurnesjabær Sveitarfélagið Vogar
Western Region	Akraneskaupstaður Borgarbyggð Dalabyggð Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur Grundarfjarðarbær Hvalfjarðarsveit Skorradalshreppur Snæfellsbær Stykkishólmsbær
Westfjords	Árneshreppur Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður Ísafjarðarbær Kaldrananeshreppur Reykhólahreppur Strandabyggð Súðavíkurhreppur Vesturbyggð
Northwestern Region	Húnabyggð Húnaþing vestra Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd
Northeastern Region	Akureyrarkaupstaður Dalvíkurbyggð Eyjafjarðarsveit Fjallabyggð Grýtubakkahreppur Hörgársveit Langanesbyggð Norðurþing Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur Tjörneshreppur Þingeyjarsveit
Eastern Region	Fjarðabyggð Fljótsdalshreppur Múlaþing Vopnafjarðarhreppur
Southern Region	Ásahreppur Bláskógabyggð Flóahreppur Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur Hrunamannahreppur Hveragerðisbær Mýrdalshreppur Rangárþing eystra Rangárþing ytra Skaftárhreppur Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur Sveitarfélagið Árborg Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður Sveitarfélagið Ölfus Vestmannaeyjabær

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