Regions in Iceland

Iceland is made up of 8 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Iceland. Information on all primary administrative regions in Iceland.

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Primary administrative regions in Iceland

There are 8 regions in Iceland in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Iceland
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Northeast Norðurland Eystra1.30,600Akureyri Akureyri19,219
West Vesturland2.16,662Borgarnes Borgarnes1,875
East Austurland3.13,173Egilsstadir Egilsstaðir2,572
Westfjords Vestfirðir4.7,115Isafjoerdur Ísafjörður2,736
Southern Peninsula Suðurnes5.27,829Keflavik Keflavík15,930
Capital Region Höfuðborgarsvæði6.240,882Reykjavik Reykjavík118,918
Northwest Norðurland Vestra7.7,322Saudarkrokur Sauðárkrókur2,614
South Suðurland8.28,399Selfoss Selfoss9,000