Árborg

For the Canadian town of Arborg, see Arborg, Manitoba.
Sveitarfélagið Árborg
Municipality
Location of Sveitarfélagið Árborg
Location of Sveitarfélagið Árborg
Sveitarfélagið Árborg is located in Iceland
Sveitarfélagið Árborg
Sveitarfélagið Árborg
Coordinates: 63°56′10″N 21°00′00″W / 63.93611°N 21.00000°W / 63.93611; -21.00000
CountryIceland
RegionSouthern Region
ConstituencySouth Constituency
Government
 • ManagerÁsta Stefánsdóttir
Area
 • Total
157 km2 (61 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
11,565
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Postal code(s)
800, 801, 802, 820, 825
Municipal number8200
Websitearborg.is

Sveitarfélagið Árborg (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsveiːtarˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈaurˌpɔrk] ⓘ) is a municipality in southern Iceland. It is the most populous in the region, with a population of 11,565 in 2024.[1] Founded in 1998, its largest town is Selfoss. Eyrarbakki and Stokkseyri are two communities on the southern coast and Sandvíkurhreppur is a rural administrative region between those three other towns.

The area was represented in the fifth episode of the first season of the parody TV series Documentary Now! as the host of an Al Capone Festival.

Twin towns — sister cities

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

Árborg is twinned with:[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Population by municipalities, sex and age 1 January 1998-2024 - Current municipalities". PX-Web. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Vinabæir Selfoss". old.arborg.is (in Icelandic). Árborg. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
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