Skagabyggð
Skagabyggð | |
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 Skyline of Skagabyggð | |
 Location of Skagabyggð | |
  Skagabyggð | |
| Coordinates: 65°54′25″N 20°16′44″W / 65.90694°N 20.27889°W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Northwestern Region |
| Constituency | Northwest Constituency |
| Area | |
• Total | 489 km2 (189 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 86 |
| • Density | 0.18/km2 (0.46/sq mi) |
| Municipal number | 5611 |
Skagabyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈskaːɣaˌpɪɣθ] ⓘ) is a former municipality in Iceland. It consisted of two noncontiguous areas which surrounded the municipality of Skagaströnd. In June 2021, residents rejected a proposal to merge the municipality with the neighboring municipalities of Skagaströnd, Blönduósbær and Húnavatnshreppur.[2]
In June 2024, 90% of Húnabyggð voters and 75% of Skagabyggð voters approved a merger wherein the two municipalities would combine into a larger municipality, also known as Húnabyggð. The merger took effect in August 2024.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Inhabitants – Municipalities and urban nuclei". statice.is. Statistics Iceland. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ Róbert Jóhannsson (5 June 2021). "Sameiningartillaga felld í Skagabyggð og á Skagaströnd" (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ Adamsdóttir, Margrét (29 July 2024). "Skagabyggð and Húnabyggð municipalities merged - RÚV.is". RÚV. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
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