Borgarbyggð

Municipality in Western Region, Iceland

Coat of arms

Location of Borgarbyggð

CountryIcelandRegionWestern RegionConstituencyNorthwest ConstituencyGovernment

• MayorÞórdís Sif Sigurðardóttir^[1]Area

• Total4,926 km² (1,902 sq mi)Population

• Total3,637 (1 January 2,016)^[2] • Density0.72/km² (1.9/sq mi)Postal code(s)

310, 311, 320

Municipal number3609Websiteborgarbyggd.is

Borgarbyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpɔrkarˌpɪɣθ] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the west of Iceland.

The biggest township in the municipality is Borgarnes, with a population of 1,887 inhabitants.^[3] Other densely populated areas in the municipality include Bifröst, Hvanneyri, Kleppjárnsreykir [ˈkʰlɛhpˌjaur̥sˌreiːcɪr̥], Reykholt and Varmaland.^[4]

Education

There are two universities in Borgarbyggð; Bifröst University in Bifröst and the Agricultural University of Iceland in Hvanneyri. There is a secondary school in Borgarnes, Menntaskóli Borgarfjarðar. The municipality runs two primary schools; one is in Borgarnes and the other has three separate facilities in Hvanneyri, Kleppjárnsreykir and Varmaland. The municipality also runs a music school in Borgarnes.^[5]

References

^ "Þórdís Sif verður sveitarstjóri Borgarbyggðar" (in Icelandic). ruv.is. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ "Population by municipality, age and sex 1998-2016 - Division into municipalites as of 1 January 2016". Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa Íslands). 1 January 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
^ "Population by locality, age and sex 1 January 2011-2016". Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa Íslands). 1 January 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
^ "Web maps of the National Land Survey of Iceland" (in Icelandic). National Land Survey of Iceland (Landmælingar Íslands). Retrieved 28 April 2016.
^ "Upplýsingar um Borgarbyggð (Information about Borgarbyggð)" (in Icelandic). Borgarbyggð municipality. Archived from the original on 26 September 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2016.