Regions in Iceland
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You can sort the regions in Iceland alphabeticallyby population by capitals of the regionsby capitals population
Primary administrative regions in Iceland
There are 8 regions in Iceland in the primary administrative level.Region | No | Population | Capital | Capital population |
Capital Region Höfuðborgarsvæði | 1. | 240,882 | Reykjavik Reykjavík | 118,918 |
Northeast Norðurland Eystra | 2. | 30,600 | Akureyri Akureyri | 19,219 |
South Suðurland | 3. | 28,399 | Selfoss Selfoss | 9,000 |
Southern Peninsula Suðurnes | 4. | 27,829 | Keflavik Keflavík | 15,930 |
West Vesturland | 5. | 16,662 | Borgarnes Borgarnes | 1,875 |
East Austurland | 6. | 13,173 | Egilsstadir Egilsstaðir | 2,572 |
Northwest Norðurland Vestra | 7. | 7,322 | Saudarkrokur Sauðárkrókur | 2,614 |
Westfjords Vestfirðir | 8. | 7,115 | Isafjoerdur Ísafjörður | 2,736 |