Hvalfjarðarsveit is a municipality located in Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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As of January 1, 2011, it had a total population

Population

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 of 617 and a population density

Population density

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 of 1.42 per square kilometer. The total area is 482 km².

History

The municipality was formed on the 1st of June 2006, by the union of the former municipalities of Hvalfjarðarstrandarhreppur

Hvalfjarðarstrandarhreppur

Hvalfjarðarstrandarhreppur was a municipality of Iceland. As of December 1, 2004, its population was 147.-History:On the 1st of June 2006 it merged, along with the former municipalities of Innri-Akraneshreppi, Leirár- og Melahreppi and Skilmannahreppi, in the new one of Hvalfjarðarsveit.-External...

, Innri-Akraneshreppi, Leirár- og Melahreppi and Skilmannahreppi.

External links

Hvalfjarðarsveit Official Site