Iceland Municipalities

Municipalities of Iceland

Iceland is divided into eight regions. The regions are subdivided into 79 sveitarfélög (sing. sveitarfélagið: municipalities). I have decided to use these as the secondary divisions, because the counties don't appear to be of any significance now. I have assigned the municipalities new HASC codes that don't conflict with the old HASC codes for counties (as seen under "Change history".)

Municipality	HASC	Code	Pc	Population	Area (km.²)
Aðaldælahreppur	`IS.NE.AD`	`6609`	`641`	256	565
Akrahreppur	`IS.NV.AK`	`5706`	`560`	225	1,361
Akraneskaupstaður	`IS.VL.AN`	`3000`	`300`	5,786	9
Akureyrarkaupstaður	`IS.NE.AK`	`6000`	`600`	16,756	132
Arnarneshreppur	`IS.NE.AR`	`6506`	`601`	174	84
Árneshreppur	`IS.VF.AR`	`4901`	`524`	50	724
Ásahreppur	`IS.SL.AS`	`8610`	`851`	164	2,966
Bæjarhreppur	`IS.VF.BJ`	`4908`	`500`	105	511
Bláskógabyggð	`IS.SL.BL`	`8721`	`801`	924	3,278
Blönduóssbær	`IS.NV.BL`	`5604`	`540`	903	181
Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður	`IS.VF.BO`	`4100`	`415`	920	111
Borgarbyggð	`IS.VL.BG`	`3609`	`310`	3,625	5,191
Borgarfjarðarhreppur	`IS.AL.BG`	`7509`	`720`	146	444
Breiðdalshreppur	`IS.AL.BD`	`7613`	`760`	232	452
Dalabyggð	`IS.VL.DA`	`3811`	`370`	715	2,173
Dalvíkurbyggð	`IS.NE.DL`	`6400`	`620`	1,924	595
Djúpavogshreppur	`IS.AL.DJ`	`7617`	`765`	454	1,153
Eyjafjarðarsveit	`IS.NE.EF`	`6513`	`601`	981	1,795
Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur	`IS.VL.EM`	`3713`	`311`	139	378
Fjallabyggð	`IS.NE.FJ`	`6250`	`580`	2,298	365
Fjarðabyggð	`IS.AL.FJ`	`7300`	`730`	4,844	1,171
Fljótsdalshérað	`IS.AL.FD`	`7620`	`700`	3,990	8,917
Fljótsdalshreppur	`IS.AL.FP`	`7505`	`701`	376	1,529
Flóahreppur	`IS.SL.FL`	`8722`	`801`	526	291
Garðabær	`IS.HO.GR`	`1300`	`210`	9,444	39
Grímseyjarhreppur	`IS.NE.GM`	`6501`	`611`	103	6
Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur	`IS.SL.GG`	`8719`	`801`	358	891
Grindavíkurbær	`IS.SU.GV`	`2300`	`240`	2,614	434
Grundarfjarðarbær	`IS.VL.GF`	`3709`	`350`	974	152
Grýtubakkahreppur	`IS.NE.GT`	`6602`	`610`	367	438
Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður	`IS.HO.HK`	`1400`	`220`	22,498	144
Helgafellssveit	`IS.VL.HL`	`3710`	`340`	54	250
Höfðahreppur	`IS.NV.HO`	`5609`	`545`	545	49
Hörgárbyggð	`IS.NE.HO`	`6514`	`601`	397	809
Hrunamannahreppur	`IS.SL.HR`	`8710`	`845`	766	1,214
Húnaþing vestra	`IS.NV.HV`	`5508`	`530`	1,174	2,505
Húnavatnshreppur	`IS.NV.HU`	`5612`	`541`	466	3,823
Hvalfjarðarsveit	`IS.VL.HV`	`3511`	`301`	603	494
Hveragerðisbær	`IS.SL.HV`	`8716`	`810`	2,084	11
Ísafjarðarbær	`IS.VF.IF`	`4200`	`400`	4,108	2,416
Kaldrananeshreppur	`IS.VF.KA`	`4902`	`520`	112	459
Kjósarhreppur	`IS.HO.KS`	`1606`	`270`	163	288
Kópavogsbær	`IS.HO.KV`	`1000`	`200`	26,512	113
Langanesbyggð	`IS.NE.LA`	`6709`	`680`	542	1,340
Mosfellsbær	`IS.HO.MO`	`1604`	`270`	7,165	197
Mýrdalshreppur	`IS.SL.MY`	`8508`	`870`	504	761
Norðurþing	`IS.NE.NO`	`6100`	`640`	3,031	3,755
Rangárþing eystra	`IS.SL.RE`	`8613`	`860`	1,669	1,727
Rangárþing ytra	`IS.SL.RY`	`8614`	`850`	1,454	3,177
Reykhólahreppur	`IS.VF.RY`	`4502`	`380`	251	1,103
Reykjanesbær	`IS.SU.RY`	`2000`	`230`	11,367	142
Reykjavíkurborg	`IS.HO.RY`	`0000`	`101`	114,968	273
Sandgerðisbær	`IS.SU.SN`	`2503`	`245`	1,538	65
Seltjarnarneskaupstaður	`IS.HO.SJ`	`1100`	`170`	4,471	2
Seyðisfjarðarkaupstaður	`IS.AL.SF`	`7000`	`710`	736	214
Skaftárhreppur	`IS.SL.SK`	`8509`	`880`	491	6,905
Skagabyggð	`IS.NV.SB`	`5611`	`545`	99	494
Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur	`IS.SL.SG`	`8720`	`801`	521	2,405
Skorradalshreppur	`IS.VL.SK`	`3506`	`311`	64	208
Skútustaðahreppur	`IS.NE.SK`	`6607`	`660`	429	6,034
Snæfellsbær	`IS.VL.SN`	`3714`	`360`	1,731	689
Strandabyggð	`IS.VF.ST`	`4911`	`510`	500	1,810
Stykkishólmsbær	`IS.VL.ST`	`3711`	`340`	1,166	10
Súðavíkurhreppur	`IS.VF.SU`	`4803`	`420`	240	761
Svalbarðshreppur	`IS.NE.SV`	`6706`	`681`	109	1,131
Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur	`IS.NE.SS`	`6601`	`601`	383	50
Sveitarfélagið Álftanes	`IS.HO.SA`	`1603`	`225`	2,205	6
Sveitarfélagið Árborg	`IS.SL.SA`	`8200`	`800`	6,987	157
Sveitarfélagið Garður	`IS.SU.SG`	`2504`	`250`	1,377	23
Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður	`IS.AL.SH`	`7708`	`780`	2,181	6,317
Sveitarfélagið Ölfus	`IS.SL.SO`	`8717`	`815`	1,794	726
Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður	`IS.NV.SS`	`5200`	`550`	4,106	4,168
Sveitarfélagið Vogar	`IS.SU.SV`	`2506`	`190`	1,019	165
Tálknafjarðarhreppur	`IS.VF.TF`	`4604`	`460`	302	180
Þingeyjarsveit	`IS.NE.TH`	`6612`	`650`	687	5,440
Tjörneshreppur	`IS.NE.TJ`	`6611`	`641`	63	196
Vestmannaeyjabær	`IS.SL.VE`	`8000`	`902`	4,172	17
Vesturbyggð	`IS.VF.VS`	`4607`	`450`	964	1,334
Vopnafjarðarhreppur	`IS.AL.VO`	`7502`	`690`	726	1,913
79 municipalities				299,867	102,806
HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes. The middle two letters represent the region to which the county belongs. For key to codes, see the Regions of Iceland page. Code: Statistics Iceland municipality code. Pc: Postal code. Population: 2005-12-31 (compiled annually from population registers).

Change history:

As of 2001-12-01, there were 23 sýslur (counties), eight kaupstaðir (independent cities), seven bæir (towns), and five divisions of other types. These are intermediate between the regions and the municipalities, but they seem to be rarely mentioned these days, and they may be just a historical vestige. Karem Abdalla has provided me with a list of these second-level divisions with populations and areas.

County	HASC	Code	Population	Area	Capital
Akraneskaupstaður	`IS.VL.AK`	`3000`	5,520	9	Akranes
Akureyrarkaupstaður	`IS.NE.AY`	`6000`	15,632	124	Akureyri
Sveitarfélagið Árborg	`IS.SL.SS`	`8200`	6,048	157	Selfoss
Árnessýsla	`IS.SL.AR`	`8700`	6,535	8,816	Selfoss
Austur-Barðastrandarsýsla	`IS.VF.AB`	`4500`	304	1,103	Patreksfjörður
Austur-Húnavatnssýsla	`IS.NV.AH`	`5600`	2,201	4,547	Blönduós
Austur-Skaftafellssýsla	`IS.AL.AS`	`7700`	2,336	6,317	Höfn
Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður	`IS.VF.BL`	`4100`	958	111	Bolungarvík
Borgarfjarðarsýsla	`IS.VL.BF`	`3500`	1,301	1,970	Borgarnes
Dalasýsla	`IS.VL.DS`	`3800`	747	2,439	Búðardalur
Dalvíkurbyggð	`IS.NE.DV`	`6400`	2,013	595	Dalvík
Eyjafjarðarsýsla	`IS.NE.EY`	`6500`	1,844	2,702	Akureyri
Fjarðabyggð	`IS.AL.ES`	`7300`	3,062	633	Eskifjörður
Garðabær	`IS.HO.GA`	`1300`	8,445	39	Garðabær
Grindavíkurkaupstaður	`IS.SU.GR`	`2300`	2,336	434	Grindavík
Gullbringusýsla	`IS.SU.GU`	`2500`	3,447	253	Hafnarfjörður
Hafnarfjörðarkaupstaður	`IS.HO.HF`	`1400`	20,223	144	Hafnarfjörður
Húsavíkurbær	`IS.NE.HS`	`6100`	2,513	269	Húsavík
Ísafjarðarbær	`IS.VF.IS`	`4200`	4,182	2,416	Ísafjörður
Kjósarsýsla	`IS.HO.KJ`	`1600`	8,173	491	Kópavogur
Kópavogsbær	`IS.HO.KP`	`1000`	24,229	113	Kópavogur
Mýrasýsla	`IS.VL.MY`	`3600`	2,605	3,317	Borgarnes
Norður-Ísafjarðarsýsla	`IS.VF.NI`	`4800`	223	761	Ísafjörður
Norður-Múlasýsla	`IS.AL.NM`	`7500`	1,884	11,831	Seyðisfjörður
Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla	`IS.NE.NT`	`6700`	1,279	5,346	Húsavík
Ólafsfjarðarbær	`IS.NE.OF`	`6200`	1,035	209	Ólafsfjörður
Rangárvallasýsla	`IS.SL.RA`	`8600`	3,217	7,870	Hvolsvöllur
Reykjanesbær	`IS.SU.KF`	`2000`	10,944	142	Keflavík
Reykjavíkurborg	`IS.HO.RK`	`0000`	112,268	273	Reykjavík
Seltjarnarneskaupstaður	`IS.HO.SN`	`1100`	4,662	2	Seltjarnarnes
Seyðisfjarðarkaupstaður	`IS.AL.SY`	`7000`	773	214	Seyðisfjörður
Siglufjarðarkaupstaður	`IS.NV.SI`	`5000`	1,508	156	Siglufjörður
Skagafjarðarsýsla	`IS.NV.SG`	`5700`	230	1,361	Sauðárkrókur
Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður	`IS.NV.SK`	`5200`	4,162	4,168	Sauðárkrókur
Snæfellsnessýsla	`IS.VL.SH`	`3700`	4,284	1,819	Stykkishólmur
Strandasýsla	`IS.VF.SD`	`4900`	841	3,504	Hólmavík
Suður-Múlasýsla	`IS.AL.SM`	`7600`	3,743	3,726	Eskifjörður
Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla	`IS.NE.ST`	`6600`	2,302	12,723	Húsavík
Vestmannaeyjabær	`IS.SL.VM`	`8000`	4,458	17	Vestmannaeyjar
Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla	`IS.VF.VB`	`4600`	1,506	1,514	Patreksfjörður
Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla	`IS.NV.VH`	`5500`	1,209	2,505	Blönduós
Vestur-Ísafjarðarsýsla	`IS.VF.VI`	`4700`			Ísafjörður
Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla	`IS.SL.VS`	`8500`	1,068	7,666	Vík
43 counties			286,250	102,806
County: County-level entity. The type of entity is part of the name: sýsla (county), kaupstaður (independent city), bær (town), byggð, sveitarfélagið, or borg. HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes. The middle two letters represent the region to which the county belongs. For key to codes, see the Regions of Iceland page. Code: Statistics Iceland county code. Population: 2001-12-01 (compiled annually from population registers).

This report (in Icelandic, dated 2004-08-24) shows all of the changes in municipalities from 1950 to 2004.

These are the 105 municipalities as of 2002-12-31.

Municipality	County	Code	Pc	Population
Aðaldælahreppur	`IS.NE.ST`	`6609`	641	273
Akrahreppur	`IS.NV.SG`	`5706`	560	235
Akraneskaupstaður	`IS.VL.AK`	`3000`	300	5,578
Akureyrarkaupstaður	`IS.NE.AY`	`6000`	600	15,840
Arnarneshreppur	`IS.NE.EY`	`6506`	601	183
Árneshreppur	`IS.VF.SD`	`4901`	524	59
Ásahreppur	`IS.SL.RA`	`8610`	851	140
Áshreppur	`IS.NV.AH`	`5601`	541	81
Austur-Hérað	`IS.AL.SM`	`7618`	700	2,061
Bæjarhreppur	`IS.VF.SD`	`4908`	500	94
Bessastaðahreppur	`IS.HO.KJ`	`1603`	225	1,784
Bláskógabyggð	`IS.SL.AR`	`8721`	801	887
Blönduósbær	`IS.NV.AH`	`5604`	540	933
Bólstaðarhlíðarhreppur	`IS.NV.AH`	`5606`	541	107
Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður	`IS.VF.BL`	`4100`	415	957
Borgarbyggð	`IS.VL.MY`	`3609`	310	2,520
Borgarfjarðarhreppur	`IS.AL.NM`	`7509`	720	140
Borgarfjarðarsveit	`IS.VL.BF`	`3510`	320	693
Breiðdalshreppur	`IS.AL.SM`	`7613`	760	267
Broddaneshreppur	`IS.VF.SD`	`4909`	510	63
Búðahreppur	`IS.AL.SM`	`7611`	750	569
Dalabyggð	`IS.VL.DS`	`3811`	370	662
Dalvíkurbyggð	`IS.NE.DV`	`6400`	620	2,040
Djúpavogshreppur	`IS.AL.SM`	`7617`	765	498
Eyjafjarðarsveit	`IS.NE.EY`	`6513`	601	974
Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur	`IS.VL.SH`	`3713`	311	116
Fáskrúðsfjarðarhreppur	`IS.AL.SM`	`7610`	750	57
Fellahreppur	`IS.AL.NM`	`7506`	701	443
Fjarðabyggð	`IS.AL.ES`	`7300`	735	3,057
Fljótsdalshreppur	`IS.AL.NM`	`7505`	701	84
Garðabær	`IS.HO.GA`	`1300`	210	8,687
Gaulverjabæjarhreppur	`IS.SL.AR`	`8701`	801	131
Gerðahreppur	`IS.SU.GU`	`2504`	250	1,237
Grindavíkurbær	`IS.SU.GR`	`2300`	240	2,382
Grímseyjarhreppur	`IS.NE.EY`	`6501`	611	89
Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur	`IS.SL.AR`	`8719`	801	358
Grundarfjarðarbær	`IS.VL.SH`	`3709`	350	964
Grýtubakkahreppur	`IS.NE.ST`	`6602`	610	392
Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður	`IS.HO.HF`	`1400`	220	20,675
Helgafellssveit	`IS.VL.SH`	`3710`	340	56
Höfðahreppur	`IS.NV.AH`	`5609`	545	599
Hólmavíkurhreppur	`IS.VF.SD`	`4910`	510	480
Hörgárbyggð	`IS.NE.EY`	`6514`	601	370
Hraungerðishreppur	`IS.SL.AR`	`8706`	801	199
Hríseyjarhreppur	`IS.NE.EY`	`6504`	630	186
Hrunamannahreppur	`IS.SL.AR`	`8710`	845	747
Húnaþing vestra	`IS.NV.VH`	`5508`	530	1,207
Húsavíkurbær	`IS.NE.HS`	`6100`	640	2,484
Hvalfjarðarstrandarhreppur	`IS.VL.BF`	`3501`	301	169
Hveragerðisbær	`IS.SL.AR`	`8716`	810	1,886
Hvítársíðuhreppur	`IS.VL.MY`	`3601`	311	84
Innri-Akraneshreppur	`IS.VL.BF`	`3503`	301	114
Ísafjarðarbær	`IS.VF.IS`	`4200`	400	4,153
Kaldrananeshreppur	`IS.VF.SD`	`4902`	520	132
Kelduneshreppur	`IS.NE.NT`	`6701`	671	102
Kjósarhreppur	`IS.HO.KJ`	`1606`	270	147
Kolbeinsstaðahreppur	`IS.VL.SH`	`3701`	311	109
Kópavogsbær	`IS.HO.KP`	`1000`	200	24,950
Leirár- og Melahreppur	`IS.VL.BF`	`3504`	301	120
Mjóafjarðarhreppur	`IS.AL.SM`	`7605`	715	36
Mosfellsbær	`IS.HO.KJ`	`1604`	270	6,428
Mýrdalshreppur	`IS.SL.VS`	`8508`	870	507
Norður-Hérað	`IS.AL.NM`	`7512`	701	286
Ólafsfjarðarbær	`IS.NE.OF`	`6200`	625	1,041
Öxarfjarðarhreppur	`IS.NE.NT`	`6702`	670	344
Rangárþing eystra	`IS.SL.RA`	`8613`	860	1,655
Rangárþing ytra	`IS.SL.RA`	`8614`	850	1,442
Raufarhafnarhreppur	`IS.NE.NT`	`6705`	675	284
Reykhólahreppur	`IS.VF.AB`	`4502`	380	292
Reykjanesbær	`IS.SU.KF`	`2000`	230	10,914
Reykjavíkurborg	`IS.HO.RK`	`0000`	101	112,490
Sandgerðisbær	`IS.SU.GU`	`2503`	245	1,398
Saurbæjarhreppur	`IS.VL.DS`	`3809`	371	93
Seltjarnarnes	`IS.HO.SN`	`1100`	170	4,620
Seyðisfjarðarkaupstaður	`IS.AL.SY`	`7000`	710	749
Siglufjarðarkaupstaður	`IS.NV.SI`	`5000`	580	1,456
Skaftárhreppur	`IS.SL.VS`	`8509`	880	524
Skagabyggð	`IS.NV.AH`	`5611`	545	101
Skeggjastaðahreppur	`IS.AL.NM`	`7501`	685	138
Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur	`IS.SL.AR`	`8720`	801	508
Skilmannahreppur	`IS.VL.BF`	`3502`	302	144
Skorradalshreppur	`IS.VL.BF`	`3506`	311	65
Skútustaðahreppur	`IS.NE.ST`	`6607`	660	453
Snæfellsbær	`IS.VL.SH`	`3714`	360	1,780
Stöðvarhreppur	`IS.AL.SM`	`7612`	755	276
Stykkishólmsbær	`IS.VL.SH`	`3711`	340	1,228
Súðavíkurhreppur	`IS.VF.NI`	`4803`	420	234
Svalbarðshreppur	`IS.NE.NT`	`6706`	681	120
Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur	`IS.NE.ST`	`6601`	601	380
Sveinsstaðahreppur	`IS.NV.AH`	`5602`	541	91
Sveitarfélagið Árborg	`IS.SL.SS`	`8200`	800	6,161
Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður	`IS.AL.AS`	`7708`	780	2,332
Sveitarfélagið Ölfus	`IS.SL.AR`	`8717`	815	1,729
Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður	`IS.NV.SK`	`5200`	550	4,165
Svínavatnshreppur	`IS.NV.AH`	`5605`	541	141
Tálknafjarðarhreppur	`IS.VF.VB`	`4604`	460	346
Þingeyjarsveit	`IS.NE.ST`	`6612`	650	728
Þórshafnarhreppur	`IS.NE.NT`	`6707`	680	411
Tjörneshreppur	`IS.NE.ST`	`6611`	641	67
Torfalækjarhreppur	`IS.NV.AH`	`5603`	541	97
Vatnsleysustrandarhreppur	`IS.SU.GU`	`2506`	190	862
Vestmannaeyjabær	`IS.SL.VM`	`8000`	902	4,416
Vesturbyggð	`IS.VF.VB`	`4607`	450	1,120
Villingaholtshreppur	`IS.SL.AR`	`8707`	801	183
Vopnafjarðarhreppur	`IS.AL.NM`	`7502`	690	762
Total				288,201
County: County HASC code. For key, see table above. Code: Statistics Iceland municipality code. Pc: Postal code. Population: 2002-12-01 (compiled annually from population registers).

2003-05-10: Búðahreppur and Stöðvarhreppur municipalities merged to form Austurbyggð.
2004-02-10: Name of Gerðahreppur municipality changed to Sveitarfélagið Garður.
2004-06-17: Name of Bessastaðahreppur municipality changed to Sveitarfélagið Álftanes.
2004-08-01: Hríseyjarhreppur municipality merged with Akureyrarkaupstaður.
2004-11-01: Austur-Hérað, Fellahreppur, and Norður-Hérað municipalities merged to form Fljótsdalshérað.
2004-11-20: Bólstaðarhlíðarhreppur, Sveinsstaðahreppur, Svínavatnshreppur, and Torfalækjarhreppur municipalities merged to form Húnavatnshreppur. Hvalfjarðarstrandarhreppur, Innri-Akraneshreppur, Leirár- og Melahreppur, and Skilmannahreppur municipalities merged to form Hvalfjarðarsveit.
2005-04-23: Borgarfjarðarsveit, Hvítársíðuhreppur, and Kolbeinsstaðahreppur municipalities merged with Borgarbyggð.
2005-10-08: Mjóafjarðarhreppur, Fáskrúðsfjarðarhreppur, and Austurbyggð municipalities merged with Fjarðabyggð.
2006-01-10: Name of Vatnsleysustrandarhreppur municipality changed to Sveitarfélagið Vogar.
2006-01-21: Húsavíkurbær, Kelduneshreppur, Öxarfjarðarhreppur, and Raufarhafnarhreppur municipalities merged to form Norðurþing.
2006-01-28: Ólafsfjarðarbær and Siglufjarðarkaupstaður municipalities merged to form Fjallabyggð. In this process, Siglufjarðarkaupstaður became part of Northland East region.
2006-02-11: Gaulverjabæjarhreppur, Hraungerðishreppur, and Villingaholtshreppur municipalities merged to form Flóahreppur.
2006-02-20: Saurbæjarhreppur municipality merged with Dalabyggð.
2006-03-11: Áshreppur municipality merged with Húnavatnshreppur. Hólmavíkurhreppur and Broddaneshreppur municipalities merged to form Strandabyggð.
2006-04-08: Þórshafnarhreppur and Skeggjastaðahreppur municipalities merged to form Langanesbyggð.

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