Borgarbyggð | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Iceland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iceland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Constituency |
Subdivision Name2: | Northwest Constituency |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Þórdís Sif Sigurðardóttir[1] |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 4,926 |
Population Total: | 3,637 (1 January 2016)[2] |
Population Density Km2: | 0.72 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
Postal Code: | 310, 311, 320 |
Code1 Name: | Municipal number |
Code1 Info: | 3609 |
Borgarbyggð (pronounced as /is/) is a municipality in the west of Iceland.
The biggest township in the municipality is Borgarnes, with a population of 1,887 inhabitants.[3] Other densely populated areas in the municipality include Bifröst, Hvanneyri, Kleppjárnsreykir in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈkʰlɛhpˌjaur̥sˌreiːcɪr̥/, Reykholt and Varmaland.[4]
See also: Education in Iceland. There are two universities in Borgarbyggð; Bifröst University in Bifröst and the Agricultural University of Iceland in Hvanneyri. There is a secondary school in Borgarnes, Menntaskóli Borgarfjarðar. The municipality runs two primary schools; one is in Borgarnes and the other has three separate facilities in Hvanneyri, Kleppjárnsreykir and Varmaland. The municipality also runs a music school in Borgarnes.[5]