Húnaþing vestra

Húnaþing vestra
Skyline of Húnaþing vestra
Coat of arms of Húnaþing vestra
Location of Húnaþing vestra
Húnaþing vestra
65°23′49″N 20°56′31″W / 65.397°N 20.942°W / 65.397; -20.942Coordinates: 65°23′49″N 20°56′31″W / 65.397°N 20.942°W / 65.397; -20.942
Region Northwestern Region
Constituency Northwest Constituency
Manager Guðný Hrund Karlsdóttir
Area 3,019 km2 (1,166 sq mi)
Population 1,173
Density 0.39/km2 (1.0/sq mi)
Municipal number 5508
Postal code(s) 500, 530, 531
Website hunathing.is

Húnaþing vestra is a municipality located in northern Iceland by Húnaflói gulf. It was founded on 7 June 1998 by the merging of all 7 of the old rural municipalities of Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla. They were: Staðarhreppur, Fremri-Torfustaðahreppur, Ytri-Torfustaðahreppur, Kirkjuhvammshreppur, Hvammstangahreppur, Þverárhreppur and Þorkelshólshreppur. On the 1 January 2012 the municipality was merged with the county of Bæjarhreppur but kept the name Húnaþing vestra.

Húnaþing vestra consists of the three fjords Hrútafjörður og Miðfjörður, and Húnafjörður. Between are the peninsulas of Heggstaðanes and Vatnsnes. Its major settlement is Hvammstangi, but it also has the villages of Laugabakki, Reykir and Borðeyri.

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