Borgarfjarðarhreppur Explained

Borgarfjarðarhreppur
Settlement Type:Former municipality
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Iceland
Coordinates:65.5261°N -13.8122°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iceland
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Region
Subdivision Type2:Constituency
Subdivision Name2:Northeast Constituency
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Múlaþing
Leader Title1:Manager
Leader Name1:Jón Þórðarson
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:441
Population Total:134
Population Density Km2:0.30
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:720

Borgarfjarðarhreppur (pronounced as /is/) is a former municipality in Iceland.[1] In 2020 it merged with Djúpavogshreppur, Fljótsdalshérað, and Seyðisfjarðarkaupstaður to form the municipality of Múlaþing. Its main settlement is Bakkagerði. It is located in the Austurland region, in the eastern part of the country, 400 km east of Reykjavík, the country's capital.[2] The average temperature is -2 °C. The warmest month is July, at 9 °C, and the coldest month is February, at -8 °C.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.geonames.org/2632668/borgarfjardarhreppur.html Borgarfjarðarhreppur
  2. Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L. "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 11: 1633-1644., http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.html. Gikuha sa 30 Enero 2016.
  3. http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index