Tálknafjörður Explained

Official Name:Tálknafjörður
Native Name:Tálknafjarðarhreppur
Nickname:Tálknó, Fjörðurinn, heimalandið
Settlement Type:Village and Municipality
Pushpin Map:Iceland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Iceland
Subdivision Type1:Constituency
Subdivision Name1:Northwest Constituency
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Westfjords
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Tálknafjörður
Leader Title:Mayor (Sveitarstjóri)
Leader Name:Ólafur Þór Ólafsson
Population As Of:January 2024
Population Total:261
Population Urban:5
Population Metro:256
Coordinates:65.65°N -81°W
Postal Code Type:Póstnúmer
Postal Code:460
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0

Tálknafjörður (pronounced as /is/) is a fjord located in southern Westfjords between Patreksfjörður and Bildudalur in Iceland.

The term is also used for the immediate village and municipality. In January 2024, the municipality had 261 inhabitants, of whom 256 lived within the town proper.

On the land side the municipality is surrounded by the municipality of Vesturbyggð. There is considerable cooperation between the two municipalities. In October 2023 inhabitants voted for the merger of the municipalities and that will happen in May 2024. The town of Tálknafjörður was formerly named Sveinseyri in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈsveinsˌeiːrɪ/ or Tunga in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈtʰuŋka, ˈtʰʏŋka/. By road, the distance to Ísafjörður, the largest city in the West Fjords, is 137 km, and 403 km to Reykjavík. This distance can be significantly shortened by the ferry from Brjánslækur in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈprjaunsˌlaiːkʏr̥/ to Stykkishólmur.