Vesturbyggð

Vesturbyggð is a municipality located in the Westfjords in Iceland.

Vesturbyggð
Skyline of Vesturbyggð
Coat of arms of Vesturbyggð
Location of Vesturbyggð
Vesturbyggð
65.598°N 24.002°W / 65.598; -24.002
RegionWestfjords
ConstituencyNorthwest Constituency
MayorRebekka Hilmarsdóttir
Area1,339 km2 (517 sq mi)
Population1010 (2019)
Density0.71/km2 (1.8/sq mi)
Municipal number4607
Postal code(s)450, 451, 465
Websitevesturbyggd.is

Geography

In Vesturbyggð there is the town Patreksfjörður with 627 inhabitants, Bíldudalur with 166 inhabitants and Krossholt with 19 inhabitants.

Transport

The municipality is served by Patreksfjörður Airport and Bíldudalur Airport.

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Iceland

Vesturbyggð terminated all its twinnings in 2018.[1]

Previously it was twinned with:

References
  1. "Bæjarstjórn #319". vesturbyggd.is (in Icelandic). Vesturbyggð. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2020-02-12.


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