List of cities and towns in Iceland

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This is a list of cities and towns in Iceland. Some cities, such as Hafnarfjörður and Akranes, are also municipalities. These municipalities would share the same name and attributes. However, most recognized municipalities consist of several cities or towns. Therefore, municipalities for which there is no city or town of the same name are not included here. In the case of Árborg, for example, there are three entries: the cities or towns of Selfoss, Eyrarbakki, and Stokkseyri. There are also a few municipalities in which no cities or towns exist, and are thus not included in the list below. All localities in Iceland can only be located within a single municipality.[1]

Reykjavík, Capital of Iceland
Kópavogur
Akureyri
Keflavik
Selfoss

List of localities in Iceland

The government of Iceland does not officially distinguish between cities and towns. However, settlements with populations in excess of 1,000 are generally considered to be cities. Cities shaded in pale green in the table are their respective regional capitals. On the contrary hand, all the functions of local governmental in Iceland are carried out at the municipal level, but for statistical information and census collection purposes only, these are further broken down into the "locality" level, including the settlements listed below, and then the "urban nuclei" level, which comprises cities and towns, which are described as follows:

RankCityPopulation
(2013)		Population
(2018)[2]		Change
(since 2013)		Municipality[3]Region[4]
1 Reykjavík118,918124,847Increase 5%ReykjavíkHöfuðborgarsvæðið
2 Kópavogur31,71935,966Increase 13.4%KópavogurHöfuðborgarsvæðið
3 Hafnarfjörður26,80029,409Increase 9.7%HafnarfjörðurHöfuðborgarsvæðið
4 Akureyri17,69318,542Increase 4.8%AkureyriNorðurland eystra
5 Keflavík14,15317,555Increase 24%ReykjanesbærSuðurnes
6 Garðabær11,42112,912Increase 13.1%GarðabærHöfuðborgarsvæðið
7 Mosfellsbær8,65110,225Increase 18.2%MosfellsbærHöfuðborgarsvæðið
8 Selfoss6,5107,564Increase 16.2%ÁrborgSuðurland
9 Akranes6,6127,249Increase 9.6%AkranesVesturland
10 Seltjarnarnes4,3224,575Increase 5.9%SeltjarnarnesHöfuðborgarsvæðið
11 Vestmannaeyjar4,2194,284Increase 1.5%VestmannaeyjarSuðurland
12 Grindavík2,8563,319Increase 16.2%GrindavíkurbærSuðurnes
13 Ísafjörður2,6242,625Steady 0%ÍsafjarðarbærVestfirðir
14 Álftanes2,3922,586Increase 8.1%GarðabærHöfuðborgarsvæðið
15 Sauðárkrókur2,5752,574Steady 0%SkagafjörðurNorðurland vestra
16 Hveragerði2,2882,564Increase 12.1%HveragerðiSuðurland
17 Egilsstaðir2,3032,464Increase 7%FljótsdalshéraðAusturland
18 Húsavík2,2282,323Increase 4.3%NorðurþingNorðurland eystra
19 Borgarnes1,7591,962Increase 11.5%BorgarbyggðVesturland
20 Sandgerði1,5461,753Increase 13.4%SandgerðiSuðurnes
21 Höfn1,6901,677Decrease 0.8%HornafjörðurAusturland
22 Þorlákshöfn1,4891,651Increase 10.9%ÖlfusSuðurland
23 Garður1,4291,595Increase 11.6%GarðurSuðurnes
24 Neskaupstaður1,4661,469Increase 0.2%FjarðabyggðAusturland
25 Dalvík1,3591,367Increase 0.6%DalvíkurbyggðNorðurland eystra
26 Reyðarfjörður1,1521,270Increase 10.2%FjarðabyggðAusturland
27 Siglufjörður1,1901,183Decrease 0.6%FjallabyggðNorðurland eystra
28 Vogar1,0291,183Increase 15%VogarSuðurnes
29 Stykkishólmur1,1081,173Increase 5.9%StykkishólmurVesturland
30 Eskifjörður1,0141,006Decrease 0.8%FjarðabyggðAusturland
31 Ólafsvík1,010970Decrease 4%SnæfellsbærVesturland
32 Hvolsvöllur902931Increase 3.2%Rangárþing eystraSuðurland
33 Bolungarvík894924Increase 3.4%BolungarvíkVestfirðir
34 Hella784861Increase 9.8%Rangárþing ytraSuðurland
35 Grundarfjörður852834Decrease 2.1%GrundarfjarðarbærVesturland
36 Blönduós813821Increase 1%BlönduóssbærNorðurland vestra
37 Ólafsfjörður790791Increase 0.1%FjallabyggðNorðurland eystra
38 Fáskrúðsfjörður654712Increase 8.9%FjarðabyggðAusturland
39 Patreksfjörður651677Increase 4%VesturbyggðVestfirðir
40 Seyðisfjörður658663Increase 0.8%SeyðisfjörðurAusturland
41 Grundarhverfi528587Increase 11.2%ReykjavíkHöfuðborgarsvæðið
42 Hvammstangi546578Increase 5.9%Húnaþing vestraNorðurland vestra
43 Stokkseyri465528Increase 13.5%ÁrborgSuðurland
44 Eyrarbakki531526Decrease 0.9%ÁrborgSuðurland
45 Vopnafjörður543526Decrease 3.1%VopnafjarðarhreppurAusturland
46 Skagaströnd501477Decrease 4.8%SkagaströndNorðurland vestra
47 Flúðir420432Increase 2.9%HrunamannahreppurSuðurland
48 Vík276402Increase 45.7%MýrdalshreppurSuðurland
49 Fellabær403395Decrease 2%FljótsdalshéraðAusturland
50 Hellissandur389365Decrease 6.2%SnæfellsbærVesturland
51 Djúpivogur348357Increase 2.6%DjúpavogshreppurAusturland
52 Þórshöfn379352Decrease 7.1%LanganesbyggðNorðurland eystra
53 Svalbarðseyri271337Increase 24.4%SvalbarðsstrandarhreppurNorðurland eystra
54 Hólmavík391320Decrease 18.2%StrandabyggðVestfirðir
55 Grenivík278297Increase 6.8%GrýtubakkahreppurNorðurland eystra
56 Hvanneyri251285Increase 13.5%BorgarbyggðVesturland
57 Þingeyri262276Increase 5.3%ÍsafjarðarbærVestfirðir
58 Búðardalur252272Increase 7.9%DalabyggðVesturland
59 Reykholt206270Increase 31.1%BláskógabyggðSuðurland
60 Hrafnagil263257Decrease 2.3%EyjafjarðarsveitNorðurland eystra
61 Suðureyri264257Decrease 2.7%ÍsafjarðarbærVestfirðir
62 Tálknafjörður275231Decrease 16%TálknafjarðarhreppurVestfirðir
63 Bíldudalur170225Increase 32.4%VesturbyggðVestfirðir
64 Byggðakjarni203224Increase 10.3%MosfellsbærHöfuðborgarsvæðið
65 Hnífsdalur216208Decrease 3.7%ÍsafjarðarbærVestfirðir
66 Reykjahlíð153208Increase 35.9%SkútustaðahreppurNorðurland eystra
67 Laugarvatn147191Increase 29.9%BláskógabyggðSuðurland
68 Raufarhöfn169186Increase 10.1%NorðurþingNorðurland eystra
69 Stöðvarfjörður189184Decrease 2.6%FjarðabyggðAusturland
70 Bifröst246179Decrease 27.2%BorgarbyggðVesturland
71 Flateyri199177Decrease 11.1%ÍsafjarðarbærVestfirðir
72 Kirkjubæjarklaustur119176Increase 47.9%SkaftárhreppurSuðurland
73 Súðavík145157Increase 8.3%SúðavíkurhreppurVestfirðir
74 Hrísey171151Decrease 11.7%AkureyriNorðurland eystra
75 Hofsós181147Decrease 18.8%SkagafjörðurNorðurland vestra
76 Breiðdalsvík130137Increase 5.4%BreiðdalshreppurAusturland
77 Rif163135Decrease 17.2%SnæfellsbærVesturland
78 Reykhólar133130Decrease 2.3%ReykhólahreppurVestfirðir
79 Varmahlíð128127Decrease 0.8%SkagafjörðurNorðurland vestra
80 Kópasker122122Steady 0%NorðurþingNorðurland eystra
81 Laugarás106116Increase 9.4%BláskógabyggðSuðurland
82 Borg75112Increase 49.3%GrafningshreppurSuðurland
83 Hauganes105111Increase 5.7%DalvíkurbyggðNorðurland eystra
84 Hafnir76110Increase 44.7%ReykjanesbærSuðurnes
85 Laugar111109Decrease 1.8%ÞingeyjarsveitNorðurland eystra
86 Melahverfi115107Decrease 7%HvalfjarðarsveitVesturland
87 Tjarnabyggð81106Increase 30.9%ÁrborgSuðurland
88 Árskógssandur112102Decrease 8.9%DalvíkurbyggðNorðurland eystra
89 Lónsbakki104102Decrease 1.9%HörgársveitNorðurland eystra
90 Hólar7894Increase 20.5%SkagafjörðurNorðurland vestra
91 Nesjahverfi7192Increase 29.6%HornafjörðurAusturland
92 Sólheimar9591Decrease 4.2%GrafningshreppurSuðurland
93 Brúnahlíð6285Increase 37.1%EyjafjarðarsveitNorðurland eystra
94 Drangsnes6977Increase 11.6%KaldrananeshreppurVestfirðir
95 Borgarfjörður eystri8676Decrease 11.6%BorgarfjarðarhreppurAusturland
96 Árbæjarhverfi5474Increase 37%ÖlfusSuðurland
97 Brautarholt5470Increase 29.6%GnúpverjahreppurSuðurland
98 Rauðalækur3668Increase 88.9%Rangárþing ytraSuðurland
99 Bakkafjörður7865Decrease 16.7%LanganesbyggðNorðurland eystra
100 Innnes5665Increase 16.1%HvalfjarðarsveitVesturland
101 Grímsey7661Decrease 19.7%AkureyriNorðurland eystra
102 Þykkvabær5359Increase 11.3%Rangárþing ytraSuðurland
103 Laugarbakki4857Increase 18.8%Húnaþing vestraNorðurland vestra
104 Reykholt3656Increase 55.6%BorgarbyggðVesturland
105 Árnes3753Increase 43.2%GnúpverjahreppurSuðurland
106 Kristnes5652Decrease 7.1%EyjafjarðarsveitNorðurland eystra
107 Kleppjárnsreykir5143Decrease 15.7%BorgarbyggðVesturland

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sveitarfélögin". Samband íslenskra sveitarfélaga (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  2. ↑ "Statistice Ísland (Hagstofa)". px.hagstofa.is. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  3. ↑ "Municipalities, Localities, and Urban Nuclei in Iceland – Population Information, Charts, Maps". Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  4. ↑ "Sveitarfélögin". Samband Íslenskra Sveitarfélaga (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2018-08-06.
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