Regions of Iceland Overview of the Regions Overview of the Regions

| _ | Name_ | Name_English | Population_2008_07_01 | Area_km² | Pop_km² | ISO_3166_2 | Administrative_centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Höfuðborgarsvæði | Capital Region | 200969 | 1062 | 167.61 | IS-1 | Reykjavík |
| 2 | Suðurnes | Southern Peninsula | 21431 | 829 | 20.18 | IS-2 | Keflavík |
| 3 | Vesturland | Western Region | 15601 | 9554 | 1.51 | IS-3 | Akranes |
| 4 | Vestfirðir | Westfjords | 7279 | 9409 | 0.85 | IS-4 | Ísafjörður |
| 5 | Norðurland vestra | Northwestern Region | 7392 | 12737 | 0.73 | IS-5 | Sauðárkrókur |
| 6 | Norðurland eystra | Northeastern Region | 28925 | 21968 | 1.21 | IS-6 | Akureyri |
| 7 | Austurland | Eastern Region | 13786 | 22721 | 0.52 | IS-7 | Egilsstaðir |
| 8 | Suðurland | Southern Region | 23972 | 24526 | 0.87 | IS-8 | Selfoss |