Capital Region (Iceland)

Capital Region
Höfuðborgarsvæðið
Capital region
From upper left: Reykjavík from Perlan, rooftops from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík from Hallgrímskirkja, Fríkirkjan, panorama from Perlan
Coordinates: 64°11′05″N 21°36′47″W / 64.1846°N 21.6131°W / 64.1846; -21.6131
Country Iceland
Area
 • Total 1,062.2 km2 (410.1 sq mi)
Population (2017)
 • Total 222,590
 • Density 204.2/km2 (529/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0:00 (GMT)
The greater Reykjavík area on OpenStreetMap.

Greater Reykjavík (Icelandic: Höfuðborgarsvæðið, meaning "The Capital Region") is a region in southwestern Iceland that comprises the national capital Reykjavík and six municipalities around it.[1][2] Each municipality has its own elected council. Municipal governments cooperate extensively in various fields: for example waste policy, shared public transport and a joint fire brigade.

The area is by far the largest urban area in Iceland.[3] Greater Reykjavík's population of 216 940 is over 60% of the population of Iceland, in an area that is only just over 1% of the total size of the country. The size of the greater Reykjavík area is calculated from the area of its constituent municipalities, including large areas of hinterland, not the much smaller urban core of about 200 km2 (77 sq mi) [4]

Population and size

Of the seven municipalities that make up the Greater Reykjavík area, Reykjavík is by far the most populated with 122,460 inhabitants; Kjósarhreppur is the least populated with only 217 residents, but has the largest area: 287.7 km2 (111.1 sq mi). Seltjarnarnes is the smallest municipality with an area of 2.3 km2 (0.89 sq mi).

Municipalities Population[5] Area (km2)[6] Density (Pop/km2)
Reykjavík 127,220 277.1 459.1
Kópavogur 35,980 83.7 429
Hafnarfjörður 28,200 143.3 197
Garðabær 15,700 74.4 211
Mosfellsbær 9,075 193.7 46.85
Seltjarnarnes 4,590 2.3 1,995
Kjósarhreppur 221 287.7 0.77
Total 220,986 1,062.2 203.48

References

  1. ↑ Association of municipalities in the Capital area English version Retrieved on 5. June 2010
  2. ↑ Sigurður Guðmundsson. „Hvernig eru hugtökin dreifbýli og landsbyggð skilgreind hér á landi?“ The Icelandic Web of Science. 18.8.2000. Retrieved on 6. June 2010 (In Icelandic)
  3. ↑ Statistics Iceland. Population by municipalities Archived 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved on 5. June 2010
  4. ↑ Emilía Dagný Sveinbjörnsdóttir. „Hvað er Stór-Reykjavíkur svæðið stórt sem hlutfall af öllu landinu?“. The Icelandic Web of Science. 28.3.2002. Retrieved on 6. June 2010 (In Icelandic)
  5. ↑ Statistics Iceland. Population by municipalities Archived 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved on 17. March 2012
  6. ↑ National Land Survey of Iceland. Sveitarfélagaskjárinn. Retrieved on 6. June 2010 (In Icelandic)

Coordinates: 64°08′00″N 21°56′00″W / 64.13333°N 21.93333°W / 64.13333; -21.93333

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