Breiðdalshreppur | |
Settlement Type: | Former municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Iceland |
Coordinates: | 64.7933°N -14.0067°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: | Fjarðabyggð |
Leader Title1: | Manager |
Leader Name1: | Sif Hauksdóttir |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 452 |
Population Total: | 187 |
Population Density Km2: | 0.41 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
Postal Code: | 760 |
Breiðdalshreppur (pronounced as /is/) is a former municipality in Iceland. In 2018, it merged with a larger municipality, the neighboring Fjarðabyggð.[1] [2]
Its service centre was Breiðdalsvík. Tourism, fishing, sheep and cow farming were the most prominent industries in the municipality.