Sveitarfélagið Árborg | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Iceland |
Coordinates: | 63.9361°N -21°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iceland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southern Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Constituency |
Subdivision Name2: | South Constituency |
Leader Title1: | Manager |
Leader Name1: | Ásta Stefánsdóttir |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 158 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 9,485 |
Population Density Km2: | 60.30 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
Postal Code: | 800, 801, 802, 820, 825 |
Code1 Name: | Municipal number |
Code1 Info: | 8200 |
Sveitarfélagið Árborg (pronounced as /is/) is the biggest municipality in southern Iceland founded in 1998. The biggest town in the municipality is Selfoss. Eyrarbakki and Stokkseyri are two communities on the southern coast and Sandvíkurhreppur is a rural administrative region between those three other towns.
The area was represented in the fifth episode of the first season of the parody TV series Documentary Now! as the host of an Al Capone Festival.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Iceland.