Greater Reykjavík

Greater Reykjavík ( or Höfuðborgarsvæðið, "the caipital region") is a name uised collectively for Reykjavík an seiven municipalities aroond it.Association of municipalities in the Capital area English version  Retrieved on 5. June 2010Sigurður Guðmundsson. „Hvernig eru hugtökin dreifbýli og landsbyggð skilgreind hér á landi?“ The Icelandic Web of Science . 18.8.2000. Retrieved on 6. June 2010 (In Icelandic). The area is the lairgest urban area in Iceland.Statistics Iceland. Population by municipalities . Retrieved on 5. June 2010 Each municipality haes its independent electit cooncil. Wi a population o 200,852, the Greater Reykjavík Area comprises ower 60% o the population o Iceland in an area that is anerlie juist ower 1% o the total size o the kintra.Emilía Dagný Sveinbjörnsdóttir. „Hvað er Stór-Reykjavíkur svæðið stórt sem hlutfall af öllu landinu?“. The Icelandic Web of Science . 28.3.2002. Retrieved on 6. June 2010 (In Icelandic) Municipal govrenments cooperate extensively in various fields; for example wi waste policy, shared public transport, a joint fire brigade an polis force. Unification o aw or some municipalities in the region are discussed in politics.

 Size an population 

O the aicht municipalities in the Greater Reykjavík Area, Reykjavík is bi far the maist populatit wi 118,427 inhabitants and Kjósarhreppur is the least populatit wi 195 inhabitants. Kjósarhreppur is however the lairgest o the aicht wi 287.73 km2 (111.09 sq mi) o land an Seltjarnarnes is the smawest wi 2.31 km2 (0.89 sq mi).

Municipalities PopulationStatistics Iceland. Population by municipalities . Retrieved on 5. June 2010 Area (km2)National Land Survey of Iceland. Sveitarfélagaskjárinn. Retrieved on 6. June 2010 (In Icelandic) Density (/km2) Reykjavík  118,427 277.10 427 Kópavogur  30,314 83.74 362 Hafnarfjörður  25,872 143.33 181 Garðabær  10,587 68.52 155 Mosfellsbær  8,527 193.66 44 Seltjarnarnes  4,406 2.31 1,907 Álftanes  2,524 5.85 431 Kjósarhreppur  195 287.73 0.7 Total  200,852 1,062.24  189

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