Ísafjarðarbær, Westfjords Region, Iceland

Geography | Education | Sport | Transport

🇮🇸 Ísafjarðarbær is a municipality of Iceland in the Westfjords region, created in 1996 from Flateyrarhreppur, Ísafjarðarkaupstaður, Mosvallahreppur, Mýrahreppur, Suðureyrarhreppur and Þingeyrarhreppur.

Geography The principal settlement is Ísafjörður, others being Hnífsdalur, Flateyri, Suðureyri and Þingeyri.

Education • University Centre of the Westfjords — a higher education institute in Ísafjörður • Flateyri Folk High School — a folk high school in Flateyri • Menntaskólinn á Ísafirði — a gymnasium in Ísafjörður

Sport Local football club Vestri plays in the country's second tier as of 2022. They play their home games at the Torfnesvöllur in Ísafjörður.

Transport The municipality is served by Ísafjörður Airport.

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Image: Photo by Einar H. Reynis on Unsplash

Ísafjarðarbær has a population of over 3,836 people. Ísafjarðarbær also forms part of the wider Westfjords Region which has a population of over 7,115 people. Ísafjarðarbær is situated 452 km north of Reykjavík.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Ísafjarðarbær has links with:

🇫🇮 Joensuu, Finland 🇩🇪 Kaufering, Germany 🇸🇪 Linköping, Sweden 🇫🇴 Runavík, Faroe Islands 🇳🇴 Tønsberg, Norway
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South of: 66.067

🇫🇮 Kemi 65.735

🇸🇪 Luleå 65.583

🇫🇮 Oulu 65.016

🇺🇸 Fairbanks 64.845

🇸🇪 Skellefteå 64.75

🇷🇺 Severodvinsk 64.562

🇷🇺 Arkhangelsk 64.538

🇫🇮 Kajaani 64.223

🇬🇱 Nuuk 64.181

🇮🇸 Reykjavík 64.147

East of: -23.15

🇮🇸 Reykjavík -21.942

🇸🇳 Dakar -17.441

🇸🇳 Pikine -17.4

🇸🇳 Guédiawaye -17.394

🇸🇳 Rufisque -17.267

🇲🇷 Nouadhibou -17.04

🇵🇹 Madeira -17

🇸🇳 M'bour -16.967

🇸🇳 Thiès -16.917

🇵🇹 Funchal -16.905

West of: -23.15

🇨🇻 Praia -23.521

🇨🇻 Mindelo -24.967

🇵🇹 Ponta Delgada -25.673

🇵🇹 Angra do Heroísmo -27.217

🇨🇱 La Reina -33.45

🇧🇷 Olinda -34.855

🇧🇷 João Pessoa -34.864

🇧🇷 João Pesso -34.867

🇧🇷 Paulista -34.867

🇧🇷 Recife -34.872

Antipodal to Ísafjarðarbær is: 156.85,-66.067

Locations Near: Ísafjarðarbær -23.15,66.0667

🇮🇸 Reykjavík -21.942,64.147 d: 220.8  

🇮🇪 Castlebar -9.302,53.854 d: 1553.6  

🇮🇪 Mayo -9.117,53.76 d: 1568.1  

🇮🇪 Sligo -8.476,54.272 d: 1533.8  

🇮🇪 Donegal -8.11,54.654 d: 1506.1  

🇮🇪 Letterkenny -7.72,54.957 d: 1487.6  

🇮🇪 Galway -9.064,53.277 d: 1618.7  

🇮🇪 Tralee -9.705,52.269 d: 1706.5  

🇮🇪 Lifford -7.486,54.834 d: 1506.7  

🇮🇪 Strabane -7.47,54.83 d: 1507.5  

Antipodal to: Ísafjarðarbær 156.85,-66.067

🇳🇿 Invercargill 168.373,-46.413 d: 17725.3  

🇳🇿 Queenstown 168.658,-45.033 d: 17570.8  

🇳🇿 Dunedin 170.474,-45.884 d: 17628.4  

🇦🇺 Hobart 147.33,-42.883 d: 17371.7  

🇦🇺 Rosny Park 147.367,-42.85 d: 17368.6  

🇦🇺 Launceston 147.133,-41.433 d: 17210  

🇳🇿 Canterbury 171.58,-43.543 d: 17354.4  

🇦🇺 Burnie 145.867,-41.05 d: 17150.1  

🇳🇿 Christchurch 172.617,-43.517 d: 17329.7  

🇳🇿 Richmond 173.183,-41.333 d: 17083.3  

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