Southwest (Icelandic constituency)

Southwest Constituency
Suðvesturkjördæmi
Constituency of Iceland
Country  Iceland
Established 1999
Main town Kópavogur
Composition
List
Population (2009)
 • Total 82,045
 • Electors 58,203
Representatives to Parliament 12

Southwest Constituency is one of the six constituencies of Iceland. Its major town is Kópavogur.

Geography

The constituency is composed by the surrounding municipalities of the Capital Region of Reykjavík. It borders with the constituencies of Northwest Constituency, Reykjavik Constituency North, Reykjavik Constituency South and South Constituency. Its territory is scattered into 5 non contiguous pieces:

  • The main area of Álftanes, Garðabær, Hafnarfjörður and Kópavogur West
  • The little cape constituting Seltjarnarnes
  • The area of Kópavogur East and Mosfellsbær
  • The municipal territory of Kjósarhreppur
  • The municipal exclave of Hafnarfjörður.

Administration

Composition

The constituency includes 1 region and 7 municipalities.

Towns

The settlements with town status, listed per order of population, are 6:

References

    Media related to Constituencies of Iceland at Wikimedia Commons

    Coordinates: 64°06′N 21°54′W / 64.100°N 21.900°W / 64.100; -21.900

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