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ICELAND [Ísland]

historical demographical data of the administrative division

LANDSVAEDIcapitalsurface/sq.kmsurface/sq.mie2001dce2000dce1999ue1998ue19981997e1996dc19941991c199019881986u1980197919751974197119701969196019501940193119211911codecodepos.particulars of the datavariants of the name
source: Landshagir 1998LHLHTBSYSHLHLHLHLHTBLHGL/SYGL/EBLHGL/SYGL/AALHGLLHLHLHLHLHLHLHISOFIPS
AusturlandEgilsstaðir21991849111,811,912,112,312,312,512,712,913,213,213,213,212,912,812,011,911,311,311,310,49,710,110,510,28,6ALeEast
HöfuðborgarsvæðiReykjavík1087420178,0175,0187,6168,0167,2164,4161,2156,5149,5161,2141,9HBswReykjavík and suburban regions as parts of ReykjanesReykjavík and parts of Reykjanes
Norðurland eystraAkureyri22368863626,626,526,426,526,526,626,726,826,426,126,125,825,725,423,923,622,422,222,119,828,627,425,022,921,0NEneNorthland East
Norðurland vestraSauðárkrókur1309350559,39,49,59,69,69,810,010,310,310,410,610,710,610,610,110,19,99,910,010,2NVncprior to 1960 figures included in Norðurland eystraNorthland West
ReykjanesKeflavík149,1135,0133,6130,2128,7122,1119,8118,898,480,657,446,834,427,9RRswThis is the region around the capital Reykjavík; 1982 km2 = 765 sq.mi
SuðurlandSelfoss25214973521,321,120,820,620,620,520,620,920,520,420,120,119,619,518,818,518,318,117,916,013,813,613,613,814,4SLscSouth
SuðurnesKeflavík89534616,716,515,815,815,715,715,715,414,914,513,113,212,0SNswAlso counted as the southwestern part of Reykjanes; or included in HöfuðborgarsvæðiThe southwestern part of Reykjanes
VestfirðirÍsafjarðarbær947036578,08,18,38,68,68,68,99,59,89,810,110,210,510,410,09,99,910,110,110,511,213,013,113,413,4VFnwWestern Peninsula
VesturlandBorgarnes8701336014,514,314,114,014,013,914,014,314,514,514,814,914,914,514,113,913,213,213,312,0VLwWest
TOTAL:Reykjavík10281939699286,3282,8278,7275,3274,6272,1269,7266,8259,6255,7251,7244,0229,2241,2219,0216,6220,3204,6216,7189,3144,0121,5109,094,785,3
FURTHER DIVISION:region
SÝSLA
ArnessyslaSelfoss8810340210,18,387IC03SL
Austur-BarðastrandarsyslaPatreksfjörður11504440,40,545IC04VF
Austur-HunavatnssyslaBlönduós492019002,62,356IC05NV
Austur-SkaftafellssyslaVík i Mýrdal608023482,21,677IC06AL
BorgarfjarðarsyslaBorgarnes19507536,65,735IC07VL
DalasyslaBúðardalur21108151,11,238IC08VL
EyjafjarðarsyslaEyjafjörður4150160218,515,665IC09NE
GullbringusyslaGullbringu105040530,420,325IC10RR
KjosarsyslaKjópavogur870336104,699,516IC15RR
MyrasyslaBorgarnes327012632,52,136IC17VL
Norður-IsafjardarsyslaIsafjörður306011815,14,648IC19VF
Norður-MulasyslaMœla1243047993,33,175IC20AL
Norður-ÞingeyjarsyslaÞingeyar538020771,81,867IC21NE
RangarvallasyslaHvolsvöllur828031978,28,486IC23SL
SkagafjardarsyslaSkagafjörður538020776,56,257IC28NV
Snæfellsnes- og HnappadalssyslaStykkishólmur21908464,64,237IC29VL
StrandasyslaHólmavík263010151,21,349IC30VF
Sudur-MulasyslaEskifjörður398015377,46,676IC31AL
Sudur-ÞingeyjarsyslaÞingeyar1215046915,44,866IC32NE
Vestur-BarðastrandarsyslaPatreksfjörður15505982,01,946IC34VF
Vestur-HunavatnssyslaBlönduós25809961,61,455IC35NV
Vestur-IsafjarðarsyslaIsafjörður11304361,71,747IC36VF
Vestur-SkaftafellssyslaVík i Mýrdal790030501,31,485IC37SL
KAUPSTADHUR
Akranes30IC01VL
Akureyri60IC02NE
Bolungarvík41VF
Dalvík63NE
Eskifjorður72AL
Garðabær13RR
Grindavík23RR
Hafnarfjörður14IC11RR
Húsavík61IC12NE
Isafjörður40IC13VF
Keflavík22IC14RR
Kópavogur10IC16RR
Neskaupstaður71IC18AL
Njarðvik24RR
Olafsfjörður62IC22NE
Olafsvík32RR
Reykjavík00IC24RR
Sauðarkrókur51IC25NV
Selfoss81SL
Seltjarnarnes11RR
Seydisfjorður70IC26AL
Siglufjorður50IC27NV
Vestmannæyjar80IC33SL
TOTAL:Reykjavík10300039768229,2204,6
Particulars:
Source indicated with "LH" means: "Landshagir = Statistical yearbook of Iceland" (ISSN 1017-6683), ed. 1998 and 2002.
File created on 1999-10-28; revised on 2002-08-21; and last modified on 2003-11-16 by Jan Lahmeyer

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