Iceland is divided into 8 landsvæði (regions):
landsvæðun |
(English) |
Capital |
Population |
Area in km² |
Pop./km² |
Austurland |
East |
Egilsstaðir
|
11 798 |
22 721 |
0,52 |
Höfuðborgarsvæði |
Capital Region |
Reykjavík
|
178 000 |
1 062 |
167,61 |
Norðurland eystra |
Northeast |
Akureyri
|
26 618 |
21 968 |
1,21 |
Norðurland vestra |
Northwest |
Sauðárkrókur |
9 310 |
12 737 |
0,73 |
Suðurland |
South |
Selfoss
|
21 326 |
24 526 |
0,87 |
Suðurnes (formerly Reykjanes)
|
Southwest |
Keflavík
|
16 727 |
829 |
20,18 |
Vestfirðir |
Westfjords |
Ísafjörður |
8 014 |
9 409 |
0,85 |
Vesturland |
West |
Borgarnes
|
14 457 |
9 554 |
1,51 |
Total |
|
Reykjavík
|
286 250 |
102 928 |
2,78 |
The landsvæði are further divided into 23 counties, sýslur:
- Árnessýsla
- Austur-Barðastrandarsýsla
- Austur-Húnavatnssýsla
- Austur-Skaftafellssýsla
- Borgarfjarðarsýsla
- Dalasýsla
- Eyjafjarðarsýsla
- Gullbringusýsla ,
- Kjósarsýsla
- Mýrasýsla
- Norður-Ísafjarðarsýsla
- Norður-Múlasýsla
-
Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla
- Rangárvallasýsla
- Skagafjarðarsýsla
- Snæfellsnes-og Hnappadalssýsla
- Strandasýsla
-
Suður-Múlasýsla
- Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla
-
Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla
- Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla
- Vestur-Ísafjarðarsýsla
-
Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla
Besides the counties, there are 14 independent towns, or kaupstaðir:
Last updated: 05-14-2005 14:41:34