Akrahreppur | |
Settlement Type: | Former municipality |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Iceland |
Coordinates: | 65.4569°N -18.9614°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iceland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northwestern Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Constituency |
Subdivision Name2: | Northwest Constituency |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Skagafjörður |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1,364 |
Population Total: | 208 |
Population Density Km2: | 0.15 |
Akrahreppur (pronounced as /is/, regionally also in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈaːkʰra-/) is a former municipality situated in the Northwestern Region of Iceland. It is divided into a range of villages, including Ábær. In February 2022, residents of Akrahreppur and the neighboring municipality of Skagafjörður voted to combine the two municipalities into a single municipality.[1] In June 2022 the merger was formalized under the name of Skagafjörður.[2]