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Kópavogur

Kópavogur is Iceland's second largest city, with a population of 30,180. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Greater Reykjavík Area. It is largely made up of residential area [ ... ]


Reykjavík

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Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland. Its the world's most northern national capital with the exception of Nuuk, Greenland. With a population of around 120,000 (and over 200,000 in th [ ... ]


Hafnarfjörður

Hafnarfjörður is a port city located on the south-west coast of Iceland, about 10 km south of Reykjavík. It is the third most populous city in Iceland, after Reykjavík and Kópavogur, with a popu [ ... ]


Garðabær

Garðabær is a municipality in the Greater Reykjavík area of Iceland. As of 2008, its population was approximately 10,000. The municipality is the location of a 5067 m² TV studio, where the LazyTo [ ... ]


Mosfellsbær

Mosfellsbær is a town in western Iceland, situated some 10.6 miles (17 km) north of the country's capital, Reykjavík. It has a total area of 76.1 square miles (197 km²) and its population as of Ju [ ... ]


Seltjarnarnes

Seltjarnarnes is an Icelandic township located within the Greater Reykjavík area. It took on its current political form shortly after the Second World War and was formally created as a township in 1 [ ... ]


Country and nature

In environmental terms, Iceland is unique. Iceland is a large country (103,000 km², about the same surface area as Ireland or the State of Virginia), but is sparsely populated, with only 3 persons pe [ ... ]


Greater Reykjavík

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The Greater Reykjavík area is the metropolitan area of the Icelandic capital Reykjavík, with a population of 202,000 inhabitants, about 64% of Iceland's population. Reykjavík and its neighbouring m [ ... ]


The Greater Reykjavík area is the metropolitan area of the Icelandic capital Reykjavík, with a population of 202,000 inhabitants, about 64% of Iceland's population. Reykjavík and its neighbouring municipalities are:

 

By population

Greater Reykjavik area

(Population in October 2008)

By location

  • West of Reykjavík: Seltjarnarnes
  • North-east of Reykjavík: Mosfellsbær and Kjósarhreppur
  • South of Reykjavík: Kópavogur, Garðabær, Hafnarfjörður and Álftanes
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8 Greater Reykjavík
 

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