Langanesbyggð
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Langanesbyggð is a municipality in northeastern Iceland
, just north of Austurland
.
As of January 2011, it had a total population of 505 and a population density of 0.36 per square kilometre. The total area was 1,333 km².
The main village is Þórshöfn
, in the north there is the Langanes
peninsula.
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...
, just north of Austurland
Austurland
Austurland is a region in eastern Iceland. Its area is 22,721 km² and its population is 15,300. The biggest town in the region is Egilsstaðir, with a population of 2300. The oldest municipality in the Eastfjords is Seydisfjörðr municipality established 1895, with population of 706 the year...
.
As of January 2011, it had a total population of 505 and a population density of 0.36 per square kilometre. The total area was 1,333 km².
The main village is Þórshöfn
Þórshöfn
Þórshöfn is a small fishing village in northeast Iceland, located on the northern coast of the Langanes peninsula on the Þistilfjörður bay.The village has a population of 380 people. It is the administrative centre of Langanesbyggð municipality and of the neighbouring Svalbarðshreppur municipality...
, in the north there is the Langanes
Langanes
Langanes is a peninsula in northeast Iceland. The name literally means "long peak". It is long from southwest to northeast, ending in a thin strip of land called Fontur. It is bounded by Þistilfjörður to the northwest and Bakkaflói to the southeast, while the terrain inland reaches elevations of...
peninsula.