Ísafjarðarbær
Ísafjarðarbær | |
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Settlements of Ísafjarðarbær | |
Location of Ísafjarðarbær | |
Ísafjarðarbær | |
| Coordinates: 66°04′N 23°9′W / 66.067°N 23.150°W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Westfjords |
| Constituency | Northwest Constituency |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sigríður Júlía Brynleifsdóttir |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,379 km2 (919 sq mi) |
| Population (1 August 2024) | |
• Total | 4,002[1] |
| • Density | 1.53/km2 (4.0/sq mi) |
| Postal code(s) | 400, 401, 410, 425, 430, 470, 471 |
| Municipal number | 4200 |
| Website | isafjordur |
Ísafjarðarbær (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈiːsaˌfjarðarˌpaiːr̥]) is a municipality of Iceland in the Westfjords region, created in 1996 from Flateyrarhreppur, Ísafjarðarkaupstaður, Mosvallahreppur, Mýrahreppur, Suðureyrarhreppur and Þingeyrarhreppur.[2]
Geography
The principal settlement is Ísafjörður, others being Hnífsdalur, Flateyri, Suðureyri and Þingeyri.
Education
- University Centre of the Westfjords — a higher education institute in Ísafjörður
- Flateyri Folk High School — a folk high school in Flateyri
- Menntaskólinn á Ísafirði — a gymnasium in Ísafjörður
Sports
Local football club Vestri plays in the country's second tier as of 2022. They play their home games at the Torfnesvöllur in Ísafjörður.
Transport
The municipality is served by Ísafjörður Airport.
Twin towns – sister cities
Ísafjarðarbær is twinned with:[3]
Mayors
- Kristján Þór Júlíusson 1996–1997
- Jónas Ólafsson and Kristinn Jón Jónsson[4]
- Halldór Halldórsson 1998–2010[5]
- Daníel Jakobsson 2010–2014[6]
- Gísli Halldór Halldórsson 2014–2018[7]
- Guðmundur Gunnarsson 2018–2020[8]
- Birgir Gunnarsson 2020–2022[9]
- Arna Lára Jónsdóttir 2022–2025
- Sigríður Júlía Brynleifsdóttir 2025–present
References
- ^ "Ísafjarðarbær: íbúarfjöldinn kominn yfir 4.000". Bæjarins besta (in Icelandic). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Hillir undir mikinn vöxt fyrir vestan". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 July 2016. p. 4. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Vinabæir". isafjordur.is (in Icelandic). Ísafjarðarbær. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ^ "Greiðir 7,6 milljónir í biðlaun". Bæjarins besta (in Icelandic). 14 January 1998. p. 3. Retrieved 16 March 2025 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Nýr bæjarstjóri tekinn við á Ísafirði". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 3 September 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Daníel Jakobsson ráðinn bæjarstjóri Ísafjarðar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 July 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Gísli Halldór ráðinn bæjarstjóri Árborgar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Bæjarstjóri Ísafjarðar hættir". Viðskiptablaðið (in Icelandic). 27 January 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Birgir ráðinn bæjarstjóri Ísafjarðarbæjar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
External links
- Official website (in Icelandic)