Snæfellsbær | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Iceland |
Coordinates: | 64.898°N -23.705°W |
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: | Kristinn Jónasson |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 684 |
Population Total: | 1,691 |
Population Density Km2: | 2.47 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
Postal Code: | 355, 356, 360 |
Code1 Name: | Municipal number |
Code1 Info: | 3714 |
Snæfellsbær (pronounced as /is/) is a municipality located in western Iceland, in the southwestern part of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Its administrative centre is Hellissandur and the majority of the residents live in the coastal villages of Ólafsvík, then Hellissandur and Rif. There is a small airfield near Rif and at Gufuskálar the Hellissandur longwave radio mast.[1] Along the municipality's south-east coast is the settlement of Búðir and the Hótel Búðir and closer to the volcano of Snæfellsjökull are the coastal villages of Hellnar and Arnarstapi.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Iceland.
Snæfellsbær is twinned with:[2]