Borgarfjarðarhreppur

Borgarfjarðarhreppur
Former municipality
Skyline of Borgarfjarðarhreppur
Skyline of Borgarfjarðarhreppur
Location of Borgarfjarðarhreppur
Location of Borgarfjarðarhreppur
Borgarfjarðarhreppur is located in Iceland
Borgarfjarðarhreppur
Borgarfjarðarhreppur
Coordinates: 65°31′34″N 13°48′44″W / 65.52611°N 13.81222°W / 65.52611; -13.81222
CountryIceland
RegionEastern Region
ConstituencyNortheast Constituency
MunicipalityMúlaþing
Government
 • ManagerJón Þórðarson
Area
 • Total
441 km2 (170 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
134
 • Density0.30/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
Postal code(s)
720
Websiteborgarfjordureystri.is

Borgarfjarðarhreppur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpɔrkarˌfjarðar̥ˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥] ⓘ) is a former municipality in Iceland.[1] In 2020 it merged with Djúpavogshreppur, Fljótsdalshérað, and Seyðisfjarðarkaupstaður to form the municipality of Múlaþing. Its main settlement is Bakkagerði. It is located in the Austurland region, in the eastern part of the country, 400 km east of Reykjavík, the country's capital.[2] The average temperature is -2 °C. The warmest month is July, at 9 °C, and the coldest month is February, at -8 °C.[3]

References

  1. ^ Borgarfjarðarhreppur on Geonames.org (cc-by); post updated 2014-12-03; database download sa 2016-08-15
  2. ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L. "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 11: 1633-1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007, http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.html. Gikuha sa 30 Enero 2016.
  3. ^ NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index Archived 2020-05-11 at the Wayback Machine. NASA.
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