Reykjavík

Reykjavík () is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Iceland. Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the warld's northrenmaist caipital o a sovereign state. It is locatit in soothwastren Iceland, on the soothren shore o Faxaflói Bay. Wi a population o aroond 120,000 (an ower 200,000 in the Greater Reykjavík Aurie) it is the hert o Iceland's economic an governmental activity.

Reykjavík is believed tae be the location o the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which Ingólfur Arnarson is said tae hae established aroond 870. Till the 18t century, there wis nae urban development in the ceety location. The ceety wis foondit in 1786 as an offeecial tradin toun an grew steadily ower the next decades, as it transformed intae a regional an later naitional centre o commerce, population an governmental activities.

 Internaitional relations 

 Twin touns — Sister ceeties 

 , Azerbaijan
 , Venezuela
 , Denmark
 , Roushie
 , Finland
 , Greenland
 , Unitit Kinrick
 , Bolivie , Norawa
 , Unitit States
 , Swaden
 , Roushie
 , Faroe Islands
 , Lithuanie
 , Canadae
 , North Macedonie
 , Netherlands

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Category:Populatit places in Iceland
Category:Municipalities o Iceland
Category:Caipitals in Europe
Category:Populatit coastal places in Iceland
Category:Populatit places established in 1786
Category:Port ceeties in Europe
Category:Viking Age populatit places
Category:European Caipitals o Cultur