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    Most municipalities in Iceland include more than one settlement.[1] For example, four localities (Selfoss, Stokkseyri, Eyrarbakki, and Tjarnabyggð) can all be found in the municipality of Árborg.

    A number of municipalities only contain a single locality, while there are also a few municipalities in which no localities exist. All localities in Iceland can only be located within a single municipality, i.e. they cannot straddle multiple municipality borders.[2] Some municipalities, such as Hafnarfjörður and Akranes, also share the same name with a locality. However, these localities are not always situated in their namesake municipalities. In those cases, this does not necessarily mean that they there are no other localities included in that particular municipality. Even when they are the only locality there, they do not always encompass the span of that municipality's entire land area.[3]

    List of localities

    The majority of the functions that are carried out by local governments actually happen at the municipal level. However, most settlements in Iceland are broken down further into the "locality" level, which are mainly used for information collection and statistical analysis purposes only—essentially, a census division.

    Rank Name Population
    (2013)    		 Population
    (2018)[4]    		 Change
    (since 2013)    		 Municipality[5] Region[6]
    1 Reykjavík 118,918 124,847 5% Reykjavík Höfuðborgarsvæðið
    2 Kópavogur 31,719 35,966 13.4% Kópavogur Höfuðborgarsvæðið
    3 Hafnarfjörður 26,800 29,409 9.7% Hafnarfjörður Höfuðborgarsvæðið
    4 Akureyri 17,693 18,542 4.8% Akureyri Norðurland eystra
    5 Reykjanesbær 14,153 17,555 24% Reykjanesbær Suðurnes
    6 Garðabær 11,421 12,912 13.1% Garðabær Höfuðborgarsvæðið
    7 Mosfellsbær 8,651 10,225 18.2% Mosfellsbær Höfuðborgarsvæðið
    8 Selfoss 6,510 7,564 16.2% Árborg Suðurland
    9 Akranes 6,612 7,249 9.6% Akranes Vesturland
    10 Seltjarnarnes 4,322 4,575 5.9% Seltjarnarnes Höfuðborgarsvæðið
    11 Vestmannaeyjar 4,219 4,284 1.5% Vestmannaeyjar Suðurland
    12 Grindavík 2,856 3,319 16.2% Grindavíkurbær Suðurnes
    13 Ísafjörður 2,624 2,625 0% Ísafjarðarbær Vestfirðir
    14 Álftanes 2,392 2,586 8.1% Garðabær Höfuðborgarsvæðið
    15 Sauðárkrókur 2,575 2,574 0% Skagafjörður Norðurland vestra
    16 Hveragerði 2,288 2,564 12.1% Hveragerði Suðurland
    17 Egilsstaðir 2,303 2,464 7% Múlaþing Austurland
    18 Húsavík 2,228 2,323 4.3% Norðurþing Norðurland eystra
    19 Borgarnes 1,759 1,962 11.5% Borgarbyggð Vesturland
    20 Sandgerði 1,546 1,753 13.4% Suðurnesjabær Suðurnes
    21 Höfn 1,690 1,677 0.8% Hornafjörður Austurland
    22 Þorlákshöfn 1,489 1,651 10.9% Ölfus Suðurland
    23 Garður 1,429 1,595 11.6% Suðurnesjabær Suðurnes
    24 Neskaupstaður 1,466 1,469 0.2% Fjarðabyggð Austurland
    25 Dalvík 1,359 1,367 0.6% Dalvíkurbyggð Norðurland eystra
    26 Reyðarfjörður 1,152 1,270 10.2% Fjarðabyggð Austurland
    27 Siglufjörður 1,190 1,183 0.6% Fjallabyggð Norðurland eystra
    28 Vogar 1,029 1,183 15% Vogar Suðurnes
    29 Stykkishólmur 1,108 1,173 5.9% Stykkishólmur Vesturland
    30 Eskifjörður 1,014 1,006 0.8% Fjarðabyggð Austurland
    31 Ólafsvík 1,010 970 4% Snæfellsbær Vesturland
    32 Hvolsvöllur 902 931 3.2% Rangárþing eystra Suðurland
    33 Bolungarvík 894 924 3.4% Bolungarvík Vestfirðir
    34 Hella 784 861 9.8% Rangárþing ytra Suðurland
    35 Grundarfjörður 852 834 2.1% Grundarfjarðarbær Vesturland
    36 Blönduós 813 821 1% Blönduósbær Norðurland vestra
    37 Ólafsfjörður 790 791 0.1% Fjallabyggð Norðurland eystra
    38 Fáskrúðsfjörður 654 712 8.9% Fjarðabyggð Austurland
    39 Patreksfjörður 651 677 4% Vesturbyggð Vestfirðir
    40 Seyðisfjörður 658 663 0.8% Múlaþing Austurland
    41 Grundarhverfi 528 587 11.2% Reykjavík Höfuðborgarsvæðið
    42 Hvammstangi 546 578 5.9% Húnaþing vestra Norðurland vestra
    43 Stokkseyri 465 528 13.5% Árborg Suðurland
    44 Eyrarbakki 531 526 0.9% Árborg Suðurland
    45 Vopnafjörður 543 526 3.1% Vopnafjarðarhreppur Austurland
    46 Skagaströnd 501 477 4.8% Skagaströnd Norðurland vestra
    47 Flúðir 420 432 2.9% Hrunamannahreppur Suðurland
    48 Vík 276 402 45.7% Mýrdalshreppur Suðurland
    49 Fellabær 403 395 2% Múlaþing Austurland
    50 Hellissandur 389 365 6.2% Snæfellsbær Vesturland
    51 Djúpivogur 348 357 2.6% Múlaþing Austurland
    52 Þórshöfn 379 352 7.1% Langanesbyggð Norðurland eystra
    53 Svalbarðseyri 271 337 24.4% Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur Norðurland eystra
    54 Hólmavík 391 320 18.2% Strandabyggð Vestfirðir
    55 Grenivík 278 297 6.8% Grýtubakkahreppur Norðurland eystra
    56 Hvanneyri 251 285 13.5% Borgarbyggð Vesturland
    57 Þingeyri 262 276 5.3% Ísafjarðarbær Vestfirðir
    58 Búðardalur 252 272 7.9% Dalabyggð Vesturland
    59 Reykholt 206 270 31.1% Bláskógabyggð Suðurland
    60 Hrafnagil 263 257 2.3% Eyjafjarðarsveit Norðurland eystra
    61 Suðureyri 264 257 2.7% Ísafjarðarbær Vestfirðir
    62 Tálknafjörður 275 231 16% Tálknafjarðarhreppur Vestfirðir
    63 Bíldudalur 170 225 32.4% Vesturbyggð Vestfirðir
    64 Mosfellsdalur 203 224 10.3% Mosfellsbær Höfuðborgarsvæðið
    65 Hnífsdalur 216 208 3.7% Ísafjarðarbær Vestfirðir
    66 Reykjahlíð 153 208 35.9% Skútustaðahreppur Norðurland eystra
    67 Laugarvatn 147 191 29.9% Bláskógabyggð Suðurland
    68 Raufarhöfn 169 186 10.1% Norðurþing Norðurland eystra
    69 Stöðvarfjörður 189 184 2.6% Fjarðabyggð Austurland
    70 Bifröst 246 179 27.2% Borgarbyggð Vesturland
    71 Flateyri 199 177 11.1% Ísafjarðarbær Vestfirðir
    72 Kirkjubæjarklaustur 119 176 47.9% Skaftárhreppur Suðurland
    73 Súðavík 145 157 8.3% Súðavíkurhreppur Vestfirðir
    74 Hrísey 171 151 11.7% Akureyri Norðurland eystra
    75 Hofsós 181 147 18.8% Skagafjörður Norðurland vestra
    76 Breiðdalsvík 130 137 5.4% Fjarðabyggð Austurland
    77 Rif 163 135 17.2% Snæfellsbær Vesturland
    78 Reykhólar 133 130 2.3% Reykhólahreppur Vestfirðir
    79 Varmahlíð 128 127 0.8% Skagafjörður Norðurland vestra
    80 Kópasker 122 122 0% Norðurþing Norðurland eystra
    81 Laugarás 106 116 9.4% Bláskógabyggð Suðurland
    82 Borg 75 112 49.3% Grafningshreppur Suðurland
    83 Hauganes 105 111 5.7% Dalvíkurbyggð Norðurland eystra
    84 Hafnir 76 110 44.7% Reykjanesbær Suðurnes
    85 Laugar 111 109 1.8% Þingeyjarsveit Norðurland eystra
    86 Melahverfi 115 107 7% Hvalfjarðarsveit Vesturland
    87 Tjarnabyggð 81 106 30.9% Árborg Suðurland
    88 Árskógssandur 112 102 8.9% Dalvíkurbyggð Norðurland eystra
    89 Lónsbakki 104 102 1.9% Hörgársveit Norðurland eystra
    90 Hólar 78 94 20.5% Skagafjörður Norðurland vestra
    91 Nesjahverfi 71 92 29.6% Hornafjörður Austurland
    92 Sólheimar 95 91 4.2% Grafningshreppur Suðurland
    93 Brúnahlíð 62 85 37.1% Eyjafjarðarsveit Norðurland eystra
    94 Drangsnes 69 77 11.6% Kaldrananeshreppur Vestfirðir
    95 Borgarfjörður eystri 86 76 11.6% Borgarfjarðarhreppur Austurland
    96 Árbæjarhverfi 54 74 37% Ölfus Suðurland
    97 Brautarholt 54 70 29.6% Gnúpverjahreppur Suðurland
    98 Rauðalækur 36 68 88.9% Rangárþing ytra Suðurland
    99 Bakkafjörður 78 65 16.7% Langanesbyggð Norðurland eystra
    100 Innnes 56 65 16.1% Hvalfjarðarsveit Vesturland
    101 Grímsey 76 61 19.7% Akureyri Norðurland eystra
    102 Þykkvabær 53 59 11.3% Rangárþing ytra Suðurland
    103 Laugarbakki 48 57 18.8% Húnaþing vestra Norðurland vestra
    104 Reykholt 36 56 55.6% Borgarbyggð Vesturland
    105 Árnes 37 53 43.2% Gnúpverjahreppur Suðurland
    106 Kristnes 56 52 7.1% Eyjafjarðarsveit Norðurland eystra
    107 Kleppjárnsreykir 51 43 15.7% Borgarbyggð Vesturland

    See also

    References

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