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
Capital Region Höfuðborgarsvæði1.240,882Reykjavik Reykjavík118,918
East Austurland2.13,173Egilsstadir Egilsstaðir2,572
Northeast Norðurland Eystra3.30,600Akureyri Akureyri19,219
Northwest Norðurland Vestra4.7,322Saudarkrokur Sauðárkrókur2,614
South Suðurland5.28,399Selfoss Selfoss9,000
Southern Peninsula Suðurnes6.27,829Keflavik Keflavík15,930
West Vesturland7.16,662Borgarnes Borgarnes1,875
Westfjords Vestfirðir8.7,115Isafjoerdur Ísafjörður2,736