Vesturbyggð
Vesturbyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvɛstʏrˌpɪɣθ]) is a municipality located in the Westfjords in Iceland. In Vesturbyggð, there are Patreksfjörður with 721 inhabitants, Bíldudalur with 238 inhabitants and Krossholt with 19 inhabitants. The municipality is served by Patreksfjörður Airport and Bíldudalur Airport.
Vesturbyggð | |
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 Skyline of Vesturbyggð | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vesturbyggð | |
  Vesturbyggð | |
| Coordinates: 65.598°N 24.002°W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Westfjords |
| Constituency | Northwest Constituency |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Þórdís Sif Sigurðardóttir |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,339 km2 (517 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,064 |
| • Density | 0.79/km2 (2.0/sq mi) |
| Postal code(s) | 450, 451, 465 |
| Municipal number | 4607 |
| Website | vesturbyggd |
A vote on unification with Tálknafjarðarhreppur is scheduled for 28 October 2023.[1]
Twin towns – sister cities
Vesturbyggð terminated all its twinnings in 2018.[2]
Previously it was twinned with:
References
- "Sextán og sautján ára ungmenni fá að kjósa um sameiningu Vesturbyggðar og Tálknafjarðarhrepps" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- "Bæjarstjórn #319". vesturbyggd.is (in Icelandic). Vesturbyggð. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
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