Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Iceland |
Coordinates: | 65.7461°N -18.0833°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iceland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northeastern Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Constituency |
Subdivision Name2: | Northeast Constituency |
Leader Title1: | Manager |
Leader Name1: | Eiríkur H. Hauksson |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 55 |
Population Total: | 387 |
Population Density Km2: | 7.04 |
Code1 Name: | Municipal number |
Code1 Info: | 6601 |
Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur (pronounced as /is/), also named Svalbarðsströnd in Icelandic pronounced as /-ˌstrœnt/, is a municipality located in northern-central Iceland, in Northeastern Region. Its seat is in the village of Svalbarðseyri. In 2020, mayor Björg Erlingsdóttir proposed the idea of a merger with the other municipalities of Eyjafjörður.[1]