Fjarðabyggð () is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in the Eastern Region.
History The municipality was formed in 1998 with the union of the former municipalities of Eskifjörður, Neskaupstaður and Reyðarfjörður. Austurbyggð, Fáskrúðsfjarðarhreppur and Mjóafjarðarhreppur were merged into Fjarðabyggð in 2006, and Breiðdalshreppur merged in 2018.
Geography The municipality is composed by the following villages:
RankVillage2011 Population1.Neskaupstaður1,4372.Reyðarfjörður1,1023.Eskifjörður1,0434.Fáskrúðsfjörður6625.Stöðvarfjörður2036.Mjóifjörður35
Twin towns – sister cities
Fjarðabyggð is twinned with:
Esbjerg, Denmark Eskilstuna, Sweden Gravelines, France Jyväskylä, Finland Qeqqata, Greenland Stavanger, Norway Vágar, Faroe Islands
References
External links
Official website Visit Fjarðabyggð