| Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Iceland |
| Coordinates: | 65.75°N -57°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iceland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northwestern Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Constituency |
| Subdivision Name2: | Northwest Constituency |
| Leader Title1: | Manager |
| Leader Name1: | Ásta Björg Pálmadóttir |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 4,180 |
| Population Total: | 3,978 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.95 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 550, 551, 560, 565, 566, 570 |
| Code1 Name: | Municipal number |
| Code1 Info: | 5200 |
Skagafjörður (pronounced as /is/) is a municipality that covers most of the land area of the region around the fjord with the same name (see Skagafjörður for details on the region) in northern Iceland.
The municipality was created in 1998 when 11 out of the 12 municipalities in Skagafjörður held votes on whether they should merge or not. The merge was approved in all the municipalities that held the vote. Akrahreppur was the only municipality in Skagafjörður that did not participate.[1] In February 2022, residents of Akrahreppur and Skagafjörður voted to merge into a single municipality; the merger will be formalized in the spring of 2022.[2]
The merge joined the town of Sauðárkrókur, the villages of Hofsós and Varmahlíð and several rural districts. It also includes the historic cathedral site of Hólar which is the site of a growing university today.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Iceland.
Skagafjörður is twinned with:[3]
Espoo, Finland
Kongsberg, Norway
Kristianstad, Sweden