Northeast Constituency
| Northeast Constituency Norðausturkjördæmi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency of Iceland | |
 | |
| Country |
 Iceland |
| Established | 1999 |
| Main town |
 Akureyri |
| Composition |
List
|
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 39,621 |
| • Electors | 28,362 |
| Representatives to Parliament | 10 |
Northeast Constituency is one of the six constituencies of Iceland. Its major town is Akureyri.
Geography
It borders with the constituencies of Northwest Constituency and South Constituency. Its territory includes the glaciers of Þrándarjökull and Tungnafellsjökull, and, at its south-western border, the northern part of the biggest glacier in Iceland: Vatnajökull.
Administration
Composition
The constituency includes 2 regions and 22 municipalities.
- Regions: Eastern Region and Northeastern Region
- Municipalities: Akureyri, Borgarfjarðarhreppur, Breiðdalshreppur, Dalvík, Djúpivogur, Eyjafjarðarsveit, Fjallabyggð, Fjarðabyggð, Fljótsdalshérað, Fljótsdalshreppur, Grýtubakkahreppur, Hörgársveit, Langanesbyggð, Norðurþing, Seyðisfjörður, Skútustaðahreppur, Svalbarðshreppur, Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur, Þingeyjarsveit, Tjörneshreppur and Vopnafjörður
Towns
The settlements with town status, listed per order of population, are 12:
- Akureyri (17,481)
- Húsavík (2,296)
- Reyðarfjörður (2,238)
- Egilsstaðir (2,200)
- Dalvík (1,800)
- Siglufjörður (1,438)
- Neskaupstaður (1,400)
- Eskifjörður (1,068)
- Ólafsfjörður (946)
- Seyðisfjörður (802)
- Vopnafjörður (682)
- Fáskrúðsfjörður (611)
References
External links
Media related to Constituencies of Iceland at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 65°41′N 18°06′W / 65.683°N 18.100°W
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 4/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.