Borgarbyggð Explained

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]

Education

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Þórdís Sif verður sveitarstjóri Borgarbyggðar. ruv.is . 6 March 2020 . is . 22 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Population by municipality, age and sex 1998-2016 - Division into municipalites as of 1 January 2016 . Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa Íslands) . 1 January 2016 . 28 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Population by locality, age and sex 1 January 2011-2016 . Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa Íslands) . 1 January 2016 . 28 April 2016.
  4. Web site: Web maps of the National Land Survey of Iceland . National Land Survey of Iceland (Landmælingar Íslands) . is . 28 April 2016.
  5. Web site: Upplýsingar um Borgarbyggð (Information about Borgarbyggð) . Borgarbyggð municipality . is . 28 April 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080926091338/http://borgarbyggd.is/sveitarfelagid/almennar-upplysingar/ . 26 September 2008 .